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Thomas Stokes - Token Maker

Thomas Stokes - Token Maker

Description

Thomas Stokes was born in Birmingham, England, in 1831. He was apprenticed to a diesinker, and migrated to Australia in search of gold in the 1850s. He did not succeed, but returned to his trade as a diesinker and button maker. In 1856 he established a successful business at 15 Mincing Lane, Melbourne, and soon moved to larger permises at 115 Flinders Lane.

In 1857 Stokes acquired a press from W.J. Taylor and began to mint large numbers of tradesmen's tokens. He also commenced the Australian Medallic Issues. Within a short time the business moved again, to 100 Collins Street. In 1873 Stokes took a partner, Martin, and the business was re-named Stokes & Martin. It added silverware to its product line, but the new direction was not well received. The business relocated to 29 Little Collins Street, where in 1893 a disastrous fire damaged a large portion of the business. Unfortunately Martin had forgotten to renew the fire insurance policy, and the partnership was dissolved as a result. Stokes rebuilt the business as Stokes & Son.

The business became a proprietary concern in 1911, re-named Stokes & Son Pty Ltd. Its medals ceased being artistically significant, although remained technically sound. It began to focus on mass-produced medals at competitive prices, rapidly produced with insufficient time to develop artistic designs.

In 1935 the business moved to Albert Street, Brunswick, and in 1962 Stokes became a public company, renamed Stokes (Australasia) Pty Ltd. By 2005, the business had relocated to Ringwood.

Identification Guide

The multiple varieties of the Thomas Stokes - Token Maker Tokens might be hard to identify or remember especially for new collectors. This step-by-step Identification Guide will assist you through the major varieties of this popular token and will help to associate your token with the right variety.

Thomas Stokes - Token Maker values and prices

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  • Circulated
  • Uncirculated
Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Renniks #491 ---€79.80€182€295€646
Renniks #492 -----€509€1,060
Renniks #493 -----€509€1,060
Renniks #494 ---€44.10€110€186€372
Renniks #495 ---€79.80€182€284€607
Renniks #496 ---€147€368€756€1,680
Renniks #497 ---€13.70€27.30€54.10€126
Renniks #498 ---€38.50€96.20€172€344
Renniks #499 ---€14.70€34.40€62.20€142
Renniks #499A ---€127€318€763€1,700
Renniks #500 ------€1,060
Renniks #501 ------€1,060
Renniks #502 ---€23.10€46.20€78.90€180
Renniks #504 ---€13.70€27.30€54.10€126
Renniks #505 ---€98.20€245€527€879
Renniks #506 ---€24.00€60.00€114€303
Renniks #507 ---€98.20€245€541€992
Renniks #508 -----€530€1,060
Renniks #509 ---€23.10€53.90€92.60€208
Renniks #510 ---€13.70€27.30€54.10€126
Renniks #511 ---€12.30€24.50€48.50€113
Renniks #512 ---€12.30€24.50€48.50€113
Renniks #513 ---€14.70€29.50€59.40€136
Renniks #514 ---€30.70€76.70€125€312
Renniks #515 ---€16.50€32.90€59.70€139
Renniks #516 ---€27.30€68.30€119€298
Renniks #517 ---€106€212€636€954
Renniks #518 ---€63.60€138€318€509
Renniks #519 ---€21.80€54.40€99.90€250
Renniks #520 ---€19.20€60.00€116€249
Renniks #521 ---€13.70€27.30€54.10€126
Renniks #522 ---€19.20€38.50€68.10€159
Renniks #523 ---€21.90€68.30€124€267
Renniks #525 ---€13.00€25.90€52.70€123
Renniks #526 ---€13.30€26.70€56.60€129
Renniks #527 ---€39.30€73.60€119€259
Renniks #528 ----€1,120€1,440€2,060
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 €1,010€1,380-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 €716€1,060-----
Renniks #495 €920€1,230-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 €289€451-----
Renniks #498 €663€982-----
Renniks #499 €391€640-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 €428€677-----
Renniks #504 €289€451-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 €626€948-----
Renniks #507 €1,400€1,800-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 €521€833-----
Renniks #510 €289€451-----
Renniks #511 €259€404-----
Renniks #512 €259€404-----
Renniks #513 €323€509-----
Renniks #514 €531€750-----
Renniks #515 €318€497-----
Renniks #516 €547€796-----
Renniks #517 €1,540€2,120-----
Renniks #518 €837€1,170-----
Renniks #519 €424€599-----
Renniks #520 €497€746-----
Renniks #521 €289€451-----
Renniks #522 €363€567-----
Renniks #523 €533€800-----
Renniks #525 €281€439-----
Renniks #526 €307€485-----
Renniks #527 €478€696-----
Renniks #528 -------

Specifications

Renniks #491

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 491
  • Andrews #: 519
  • Gray #: 260

Renniks #492

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Vine Branch 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 492

Renniks #493

Renniks #494

Renniks #495

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 495
  • Andrews #: 522
  • Gray #: 262

Renniks #496

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 496
  • Andrews #: 523
  • Gray #: 262a

Renniks #497

Renniks #498

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 4
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 498
  • Andrews #: 527
  • Gray #: 264

Renniks #499

Renniks #499A

Renniks #500

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Arms 5
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 500
  • Andrews #: 536

Renniks #501

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 501

Renniks #502

Renniks #504

Renniks #505

Renniks #506

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 506
  • Andrews #: 516
  • Gray #: 258

Renniks #507

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 507
  • Andrews #: 517
  • Gray #: 259

Renniks #508

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Vine Branch 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 508

Renniks #509

Renniks #510

Renniks #511

Renniks #512

Renniks #513

Renniks #514

Renniks #515

Renniks #516

Renniks #517

Renniks #518

Renniks #519

Renniks #520

Renniks #521

Renniks #522

Renniks #523

Renniks #525

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 525
  • Andrews #: 509
  • Gray #: 255a

Renniks #526

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Arms 4
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 526
  • Andrews #: 508
  • Gray #: 255

Renniks #527

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 527
  • Andrews #: 510
  • Gray #: 256

Renniks #528

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 528
  • Andrews #: 515
  • Gray #: 257

Last update : Wednesday, October 5, 2022

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