Summary
Steel One Penny Token, made by Thomas Stokes, Melbourne. For J.W. Buxton, Stationery Stores, Brisbane, circa 1862. J.W. Buxton appears to have run one of the largest stationery businesses in Brisbane during the 1860s. His wife, Mrs. Buxton, ran a well publicised Ladies Drapery warehouse. This is the obverse die used to manufacture trade tokens in about 1862.
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
Physical Description
A steel die 53 mm high with a main diameter of 55 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. The die features the name, and business of the firm that commissioned it: J.W. BUXTON Stationery STORES The base of the die has broken and it has a die crack across the working face from the rim at 11 to 05.
Obverse Description
Across the centre of the working face, J.W. BUXTON curved above and below, STATIONERY STORES all incuse retrograde.
Significance
This die is the primary evidence that the tokens for Buxton were manufactured in Melbourne by Stokes.
More Information
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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
circa 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
J W Buxton, Brisbane, Greater Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1862
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
J.W. BUXTON STATIONERY STORES
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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), 53 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Cylinder
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References
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 56
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 34
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