Summary
Australia Victoria Sandridge
W.C. Cook Trade Token Penny Obverse Die 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
This is the obverse die used to manufacture trade tokens for W.C. Cook in 1862.
Physical Description
A steel die 55 mm high with a main diameter of 54 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. The die features the name, address and business of the firm: W.C. COOK, ODDFELLOWS STORE, BAY STREET SANDRIDGE SUGAR COMPANIES TREACLE DELIVERED together with the promise; ORDERS PUNCTUALLY ATTENDED TO.
Obverse Description
A steel die 55 mm high with a main diameter of 54 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. The die features on its working surface the name and address of the firm at the centre within a line circle: W.C. COOK, ODDFELLOWS STORE, BAY STREET SANDRIDGE; around, SUGAR COMPANIES TREACLE DELIVERED ORDERS PUNCTUALLY / ATTENDED TO. All incuse and retrograde
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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
1862 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Commissioned By
W C Cook - Oddfellows Store, Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
W.C. COOK ODDFELLOWS STORE BAY STREET SANDRIDGE SUGAR COMPANIES TREACLE DELIVERED ORDERS PUNCTUALLY ATTENDED TO
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Steel
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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
55 mm (Height), 54 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Cylinder
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References
Sharples p. 73 No. V197 for token drom this die
[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.
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Keywords
Numismatic Dies, Numismatic Technology, Sugar Trade, Treacle, Wholesale Trade
