Australasian Tokens and Coins
Miscellaneous Tokens
650
PEACE & PLENTY or MELBOURNE PENCE
*Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal. (W. J. Taylor fecit.) Pl. 52.
- Obverse. Australian Arms with risen sun as crest, ADVANCE AUSTRALIA on scroll, PEACE & PLENTY in half circle above. Beaded rim.
- Reverse. Justice seated on bale, &c. MELBOURNE VICTORIA over, 1858 in exergue. The M of Melbourne is 4 mm. and the A of VICTORIA 3 mm. above the sea. Scale pans centre of E.
651
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal and Upset.
- Obverse. As No. 650.
- Reverse. As No. 650, but with M 4 mm. and A 3½ mm. above sea. to back of E.
652
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal and Upset.
- Obverse. As No. 650.
- Reverse. As No. 650, with scale pans slightly below E, M 41 mm. and A 3½ mm. above sea.
653
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal and Upset.
- Obverse. As No. 650.
- Reverse. As No. 650, with pans below E, M 4½ mm. and A 4 mm. above sea.
654
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal and Upset.
- Obverse. As No. 650.
- Reverse. As No. 650, with pans well below E, M 5 mm. and A 6 mm. above sea.
655
* Penny. 1859. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 650, with 1859 below the scroll.
- Reverse. As No. 650, with no legend, and 1859 in the exergue.
656
* Penny. 1859. 34 mm. Normal. Pl. 52.
- Obverse. As No. 655, but with more space between the back of the emu and the commencement of the legend.
- Reverse. As No. 655.
658
POPE & Co. Birmingham.
Penny (n.d.). 34 mm. Normal. Scarce. (Pope & Co. fecit.) Pl. 52.
- Obverse. THE AUSTRALIAN / TOKENS / MANUFACTURED BY / T. POPE & Co.1 (COIN & PRESS MAKERS / ST PAULS SOR. BIRMINGHAM) / ARE VERY PROFITABLE / TO EXPORT in nine lines. Beaded rim.
- Reverse. Britannia seated with olive branch in right hand and trident in left. Beaded rim.
659
HODGINS, William. Cleghjordan. Ireland.
Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal. Pl. 52.
- Obverse. WILLIAM HODGINS CLOGHJORDAN round within the beaded rim, BANKER straight across centre.
- Reverse. A group of rose, shamrock and thistle, as on No. 497, with IRELAND above, 1858 below. Beaded rim.
This piece, though made for use in Ireland, appears to have been largely sent to Australia and freely used in currency, and hence is generally included among Australasian Tokens.
660
HOLLOWAY, Professor. London.
*Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal. (J. Moore fecit). Pl. 57.
- Obverse. Head of the Professor to left, maker's name incuse on the truncation of the neck, which runs to a sharp point in front just past the L of LONDON which is below. PROFESSOR in front and HOLLOWAY behind the head. Small double tuft at back of neck. Indented rim.
- Reverse. Hygeia seated with attributes, HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT round above, 1857 in exergue. Indented rim.
661
* Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, but the point of the neck does not pass the L of LONDON and there is a triple tuft at the back of the neck.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
662
Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, with a dot in front of the front curl on forehead. Triple tuft at neck, but proceeding entirely from the head. Point of truncation past L.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
663
Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, with a dot in front of the front curl, the tuft at neck is triple and thicker, and proceeds from both head and neck. Point of neck past L of LONDON.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
664
Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, with a dot after PROFESSOR and point of neck barely reaches the L of LONDON.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
665
Penny. 1857. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, but the maker's name is in relief in place of being incuse.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
666
* Halfpenny. 1857. 28 mm. Normal. Pl. 52.
- Obverse. As No. 660.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
667
Halfpenny. 1857. 28 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 665, with maker's name in relief.
- Reverse. As No. 660.
668
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, with triple tuft at back of neck.
- Reverse. As No. 660, but dated 1858.
669
* Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, with triple tuft and a long one hanging nearly a quarter of an inch down neck.
- Reverse. As No. 668.
670
Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660, but the triple tuft is thinner, and there is a small curl close against the forehead.
- Reverse. As No. 668.
671
Penny. 1858. 34 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 670, without the small curl close to the forehead.
- Reverse. As No. 668.
672
* Halfpenny. 1858. 28 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. As No. 660.
- Reverse. As No. 668.
673
LANE, JOSEPH & SON. Birmingham. England.
Halfpenny (n.d.). 29 mm. Normal.
- Obverse. JOSEPH LANE & SON . BULLION DEALERS & REFINERS. round edge within the beaded rim, 3 / G? CHARLES ST / BIRMINGHAM in three lines in centre.
- Reverse. REFINED AUSTRALIAN COPPER round edge, FOR ALLOYING / GOLD in three lines in centre. Beaded rim.
674
In Spinks' Numismatic Circular, Mar.-April, 1920, Col. 108, it is noted that Mr. L. G. P. Messenger exhibited at a meeting of the Royal Numismatic Society on 15th January a token bearing the head of Wellington with ERIN GO BRAGH on one side and Britannia seated with AUSTRALIA over on the other, as an Australian issue.
This is probably a mule of two of Taylor's reverses, but may be a product of his son, who is known to have amused himself by producing various irregular pieces while apprenticed in his father's works.
