Summary
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham, England, circa 1858. Issued by James Campbell, General Stores, Morpeth, New South Wales. James Campbell arranged for a large supply of tokens, both penny and halfpenny denominations from Heaton and Son, Birmingham.
Physical Description
A round copper token (34 mm dia) featuring the name and business name of the issuer, James Campbell General Stores of Morpeth. It features a representation of Justice standing blindfolded holding scales and an inverted cornucopiae spilling fruit on the ground. A sailing ship is on the horizon. This token has been cleaned and the obverse has toned green. Two slightly different reverse dies were employed to strike the penny tokens. On this example the word AUSTRALIA is 24.1 mm long starting 8.5 mm above the sea. A line along the bottom of the scale pans would just touch the bottom of the letter A.
Obverse Description
JAMES CAMPBELL / GENERAL STORES / . MORPETH . all lines are curved
Reverse Description
Female figure representing Justice standing facing left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
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Date Issued
circa 1858 AD
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Issued By
James Campbell - General Stores, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia, 1850-1863
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Mint
Heaton and Son, Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1854-1860
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: JAMES CAMPBELL / GENERAL STORES / . MORPETH . Reverse: AUSTRALIA
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
34 mm (Outside Diameter), 15.031 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Two slightly different reverse dies were employed to strike the panny tokens. On this example the word AUSTRALIA is 24.1 mm long starting 8.5 mm above the sea. A line along the bottom of the scale pans would just touch the bottom of the letter A. For the other die see NU3597. These die identifications form the basis of standard references and the museum's storage system.
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 59
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 37/1
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