Summary
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham, England, circa 1858. Issued by James Campbell, General Stores, Morpeth, New South Wales. Surcharged Q. James Campbell arranged for a large supply of tokens, both penny and halfpenny denominations from Heaton and Son, Birmingham.
Previous collections: George McArthur
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 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. surcharged Q
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. surcharged Q
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Alfred Chitty, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1858 AD
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Issued By
James Campbell - General Stores, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1858
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Mint
Heaton and Son, Birmingham, England, Great Britain, circa 1858
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: JAMES CAMPBELL GENERAL STORES MORPETH Reverse: AUSTRALIA surcharged Q
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
11
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Classification
Trade tokens, Australia - new south wales, Surcharged strikes
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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), 14.78 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Two slightly different reverse dies were employed to strike the penny tokens. On this example, die 1, the word AUSTRALIA is 23.3 mm long starting 7.5 mm above the sea. A line along the bottom of the scale pans would pass through the middle of the letter A. For die 2 see NU3595, 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. These die identifications form the basis of standard references and the museum's storage system.
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 60
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 37/2
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