Summary
Copper Halfpenny Token, a late strike of the obverse of the token originally minted by the Kangaroo Office, Melbourne, for Adamson, Watts, McKechnie & Co., Wholesale and Retail Warehousemen, in Melbourne. Adamson joined the existing softgoods business of Watts and McKechnie & Co in April 1855, however the firm became insolvent in September of that year, a common situation as Melbourne's economy slowed considerably, overwhelmed by the massive boom of the early gold rush. This token was struck in 1982.
Physical Description
A round uniface copper token (27 mm diameter) with the name and buisness of the firm that commissioned the die: Adamson, Watts, McKechnie & Co., wholesale and retail warehousemen.
Obverse Description
Around rim, ADAMSON, WATTS, McKECHNIE & Co. at centre in three lines WHOLESALE / & RETAIL / WAREHOUSEMEN
Reverse Description
Plain
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Date Issued
1982 AD
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Issued By
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Commissioned By
Adamson Watts McKechnie & Co., 1855
This late strike was manufactured to display beside the original die in 1982. -
Inscriptions
Obverse: ADAMSON, WATTS, McKECHNIE & co. WHOLESALE & RETAIL WAREHOUSEMEN
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.86 g (Weight)
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References
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 3
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 3
[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. 41
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