Summary

Australia
Joseph Lane & Son Token Halfpenny (AD)
Mint: Unknown British
Other Details: see acquisition tab
Standard References: Andrews 673 = Heyde Related 46

Physical Description

A round copper token (28 mm diameter). The token features the name address and buisness of the issuer: Joseph Lane & Son, 3 Gt. Charles Street Birmingham, Bullion Dealers and Refiners; and the statement "pure Australian copper for alloying gold".

Obverse Description

At centre, 3 / GT. CHARLES ST. / BIRMINGHAM; above, . JOSEPH LANE & SON ., below, BULLION DEALERS & REFINERS

Reverse Description

At centre, FOR / ALLOYING / GOLD; around, . REFINED AUSTRALIAN COPPER

Edge Description

Plain

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Numismatics & Philately, Working Life & Trades

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976

  • Date Issued

    circa 1855 AD

  • Issued By

    Joseph Lane, Australia

  • Commissioned By

    Joseph Lane & Son, Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1850-1867

  • Inscriptions

    Obverse: JOSEPH LANE & SON 3 GT. CHARLES ST. BIRMINGHAM BULLION DEALERS & REFINERS Reverse: FOR ALLOYING GOLD REFINED AUSTRALIAN COPPER

  • Denomination

    Halfpenny

  • Material

    Copper

  • Axis

    12

  • Classification

    Trade tokens, Great britain - england, Working strikes

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Numismatics

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Dimensions

    28 mm (Outside Diameter), 10.053 g (Weight)

  • Shape

    Round

  • References

    Andrews 673 = Heyde Related 46 Some of these are believed to have circulated in Australia but it I have found no evidence The two examples in our collection have very different weights - 12.477 for this example and 10.053 for NU4600, this is uncharacteristic of token weight standards. - John Sharples
    [Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins.
    [Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand.
    [Article] Sharples, John P. 1993. A Catalogue of the Trade Tokens of Victoria 1848 to 1862. Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia. vol.7: p.1-77.

  • Keywords

    Gold