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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

The value of an Australian token depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.

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  • Uncirculated
Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Renniks #491 ---£69.70£159£258£563
Renniks #492 -----£444£925
Renniks #493 -----£444£925
Renniks #494 ---£38.50£96.20£162£324
Renniks #495 ---£69.70£159£248£530
Renniks #496 ---£129£321£660£1,470
Renniks #497 ---£11.90£23.90£47.20£110
Renniks #498 ---£33.60£84.00£150£300
Renniks #499 ---£12.90£30.00£54.30£124
Renniks #499A ---£111£278£666£1,480
Renniks #500 ------£925
Renniks #501 ------£925
Renniks #502 ---£20.20£40.30£68.90£157
Renniks #504 ---£11.90£23.90£47.20£110
Renniks #505 ---£85.70£214£460£767
Renniks #506 ---£20.90£52.30£99.30£265
Renniks #507 ---£85.70£214£472£866
Renniks #508 -----£463£925
Renniks #509 ---£20.20£47.00£80.80£182
Renniks #510 ---£11.90£23.90£47.20£110
Renniks #511 ---£10.70£21.40£42.40£98.80
Renniks #512 ---£10.70£21.40£42.40£98.80
Renniks #513 ---£12.90£25.70£51.90£119
Renniks #514 ---£26.80£66.90£109£273
Renniks #515 ---£14.40£28.70£52.10£122
Renniks #516 ---£23.90£59.60£104£260
Renniks #517 ---£92.50£185£555£833
Renniks #518 ---£55.50£120£278£444
Renniks #519 ---£19.00£47.50£87.10£218
Renniks #520 ---£16.70£52.30£101£217
Renniks #521 ---£11.90£23.90£47.20£110
Renniks #522 ---£16.80£33.60£59.40£139
Renniks #523 ---£19.10£59.60£109£233
Renniks #525 ---£11.30£22.60£46.00£107
Renniks #526 ---£11.60£23.30£49.40£113
Renniks #527 ---£34.30£64.30£104£226
Renniks #528 ----£974£1,260£1,790
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 £885£1,210-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 £625£926-----
Renniks #495 £803£1,080-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 £252£394-----
Renniks #498 £578£857-----
Renniks #499 £341£558-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 £374£591-----
Renniks #504 £252£394-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 £546£828-----
Renniks #507 £1,220£1,570-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 £455£727-----
Renniks #510 £252£394-----
Renniks #511 £226£353-----
Renniks #512 £226£353-----
Renniks #513 £281£444-----
Renniks #514 £464£654-----
Renniks #515 £278£434-----
Renniks #516 £478£695-----
Renniks #517 £1,340£1,850-----
Renniks #518 £731£1,020-----
Renniks #519 £370£523-----
Renniks #520 £434£651-----
Renniks #521 £252£394-----
Renniks #522 £317£495-----
Renniks #523 £465£698-----
Renniks #525 £245£383-----
Renniks #526 £268£424-----
Renniks #527 £417£608-----
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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