Summary
Steel one Penny Token obverse die, created by Thomas Stokes in Melbourne. Used to mint tokens for Hugh Peck, an Estate Agent & Money Lender in Melbourne, circa 1862. Hugh Peck arrived in Victoria in 1852 and established a wholesale hay and corn store in Fitzroy. In 1853 opened a business as 'speculator, auctioneer, and house and land agent' in city. In 1859 he was listed as a Provision Merchant in Collingwood, then as a 'House and estate agent' in 1861. He issued his tokens in 1862.
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
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 that commissioned it: HUGH PECK, 67 LITTLE COLLINS STREET EAST, MELBOURNE, ESTATE AGENT & MONEY LENDER, HOTEL BROKER & VALUATOR, ESTABLISHED 1853
Obverse Description
Legend in ten lines, 67 LITTLE COLLINS STREET EAST / ESTATE AGENT / & MONEY / LENDER / HUGH PECK / HOTEL BROKER / & VALUATOR / ESTABLISHED / 1853 / MELBOURNE 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
Hugh Peck, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
HUGH PECK, 67 LITTLE COLLINS STREET EAST, MELBOURNE, ESTATE AGENT & MONEY LENDER, HOTEL BROKER & VALUATOR, ESTABLISHED 1853
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Material
Steel
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
55 mm (Height), 55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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References
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 433 and 434
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 203 and 204
[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., V, 111 and 112
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Keywords
Hotels, Money Lending, Numismatic Dies, Numismatic Technology, Real Estate
