Summary
Copper One Penny Token, mint unknown. Issued by Joseph Brickhill, Draper & General Importer, Campbell Town, Tasmania, 1856. Joseph Brickhill was born in 1800. In 1836 he purchased a town allotment in Campbell Town and built a large retail store. In his store he kept a large Airedale hound, to scare would-be burglars. One night the dog turned on him and he never fully recovered from the injuries sustained, he died in 1865 aged 65. Brickhill was connected with many business ventures and was a devout Methodist.
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
Physical Description
A circular copper token (34 mm diameter) with the name, address and business of the issuer: Joseph Brickhill, Commercial House, Campbell Town, draper and general importer. The token has no pictorial element but also provides the denomination and date.
Obverse Description
Legend in six lines, the first and last curved around inside the beaded rim: . JOSEPH BRICKHILL . / DRAPER / AND / GENERAL / IMPORTER / CAMPBELL TOWN
Reverse Description
Legend in five lines, the first and last curved around inside the beaded rim: . ONE PENNY TOKEN . / ADVANCE / TASMANIA / 1856 / COMMERCIAL HOUSE
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1856 AD
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
Obverse: JOSEPH BRICKHILL DRAPER AND GENERAL IMPORTER CAMPBELL TOWN Reverse: ONE PENNY TOKEN ADVANCE TASMANIA 1856 COMMERCIAL HOUSE
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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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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
34 mm (Outside Diameter), 15.571 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
McNeice, R., Coins and Tokens of Tasmania, 1803 - 1910, pp. 71-72; Andrews, A., Australasian Tokens and Coins, p. 32; 1856 Campbell Town Juror's List, transcribed by Alicia Herbert [Link 1] ; Petterwood, G., 'Tasmanian Tradesman's Tokens', in Tasmanian Numismatist, Internet Edition, Vol. 6, Issue 11, November 2001 [Link 2] Advertisement, Hobart Mercury, 8 July 1854, p. 4.
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 45
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 27
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