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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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  • Uncirculated
Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Renniks #491 ---£69.50£159£257£562
Renniks #492 -----£443£922
Renniks #493 -----£443£922
Renniks #494 ---£38.40£95.90£162£323
Renniks #495 ---£69.50£159£248£528
Renniks #496 ---£128£320£658£1,460
Renniks #497 ---£11.90£23.80£47.10£110
Renniks #498 ---£33.50£83.80£150£299
Renniks #499 ---£12.80£29.90£54.10£124
Renniks #499A ---£111£277£664£1,480
Renniks #500 ------£922
Renniks #501 ------£922
Renniks #502 ---£20.10£40.20£68.70£157
Renniks #504 ---£11.90£23.80£47.10£110
Renniks #505 ---£85.50£214£459£765
Renniks #506 ---£20.90£52.20£99.00£264
Renniks #507 ---£85.50£214£471£863
Renniks #508 -----£461£922
Renniks #509 ---£20.10£46.90£80.60£181
Renniks #510 ---£11.90£23.80£47.10£110
Renniks #511 ---£10.70£21.40£42.20£98.60
Renniks #512 ---£10.70£21.40£42.20£98.60
Renniks #513 ---£12.80£25.60£51.70£118
Renniks #514 ---£26.70£66.80£109£272
Renniks #515 ---£14.30£28.60£52.00£121
Renniks #516 ---£23.80£59.50£104£260
Renniks #517 ---£92.20£184£553£830
Renniks #518 ---£55.30£120£277£443
Renniks #519 ---£18.90£47.30£86.90£217
Renniks #520 ---£16.70£52.20£101£216
Renniks #521 ---£11.90£23.80£47.10£110
Renniks #522 ---£16.80£33.50£59.20£138
Renniks #523 ---£19.00£59.50£108£232
Renniks #525 ---£11.30£22.60£45.90£107
Renniks #526 ---£11.60£23.20£49.30£113
Renniks #527 ---£34.20£64.10£104£225
Renniks #528 ----£971£1,250£1,790
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 £883£1,200-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 £624£924-----
Renniks #495 £801£1,070-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 £251£392-----
Renniks #498 £577£855-----
Renniks #499 £340£557-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 £373£589-----
Renniks #504 £251£392-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 £545£825-----
Renniks #507 £1,220£1,570-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 £453£725-----
Renniks #510 £251£392-----
Renniks #511 £225£352-----
Renniks #512 £225£352-----
Renniks #513 £281£443-----
Renniks #514 £462£653-----
Renniks #515 £277£433-----
Renniks #516 £476£693-----
Renniks #517 £1,340£1,840-----
Renniks #518 £729£1,010-----
Renniks #519 £369£521-----
Renniks #520 £433£649-----
Renniks #521 £251£392-----
Renniks #522 £316£494-----
Renniks #523 £464£696-----
Renniks #525 £245£382-----
Renniks #526 £268£422-----
Renniks #527 £416£606-----
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
  • 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
  • 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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