Summary
Copper one Penny token, minted by W.J. Taylor of London, circa 1860. Issued by O.H. Hedberg, owner of Oil & Colour Stores, in Hobart, Tasmania.
Hedburg was originally from Sweden but settled in Hobart in 1844 and became involved in the whaling industry. After the decline of the whaling industry in the mid-1850s, he opened a business as a produce merchant and commission agent in Argyle Street, Hobart, it is from this business his tokens were issued.
Hedberg's main issue was quite standard, being a penny and a halfpenny. However it is confused by the existence of a large number of patterns, mules and late strikes. The regular series of issued tokens had no pictorial element. A second group of penny token patterns offered a variety of forms of the seated Australia while the third group, provide a variety of mules in both penny and halfpenny denominations and should be considered late strikes.
Previous Collections: Hon. William M.K. Vale
Physical Description
A round copper token (34 mm diameter) giving the name, address and business of the issuer: O.H. Hedberg, Swedish House, Argyle St. Hobart Ton (sic), Oil & Colour Store together with the denomination one penny. The token has no pictorial element. This token has been cleaned (resulting in a surface pitting) and varnished.
Obverse Description
At centre, O.H. / HEDBERG curved above, OIL & COLOUR STORE curved below, ARGYLE ST. HOBART TON
Reverse Description
At centre ONE PENNY curved above O.H. HEDBERG curved below SWEDISH HOUSE HOBART TON
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Honourable William M. Vale JP, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1860 AD
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Issued By
O H Hedberg, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1855-1860
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Mint
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: O.H. HEDBERG OIL & COLOUR STORE ARGYLE ST. HOBART TON Reverse: O.H. HEDBERG SWEDISH HOUSE HOBART TON ONE PENNY
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
06
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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), 12.403 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Die identification for the regular series penny Obverse top bar O.H. HEDBERG & C A relationship to H Border beads A 6.0 mm 10.0 mm 21.2 mm 1.0 mm points to top 167 B 6.0 mm 11.0 mm 20.0 mm 1.2 mm points above top 162 C 5.0 mm 10.5 mm 20.4 mm 2.2 mm points to top 167 Reverse PENNY G to * Border Beads 1 14.9 mm 0.5 mm 165 2 16.3 mm 1.2 mm 165
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 196
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 100/1
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