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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 ---£68.40£156£253£553
Renniks #492 -----£436£909
Renniks #493 -----£436£909
Renniks #494 ---£37.80£94.50£159£319
Renniks #495 ---£68.40£156£244£520
Renniks #496 ---£126£316£648£1,440
Renniks #497 ---£11.70£23.40£46.40£108
Renniks #498 ---£33.00£82.50£147£295
Renniks #499 ---£12.60£29.50£53.30£122
Renniks #499A ---£109£273£654£1,450
Renniks #500 ------£909
Renniks #501 ------£909
Renniks #502 ---£19.80£39.60£67.70£155
Renniks #504 ---£11.70£23.40£46.40£108
Renniks #505 ---£84.20£210£452£753
Renniks #506 ---£20.60£51.40£97.60£260
Renniks #507 ---£84.20£210£464£851
Renniks #508 -----£454£909
Renniks #509 ---£19.80£46.20£79.40£179
Renniks #510 ---£11.70£23.40£46.40£108
Renniks #511 ---£10.50£21.00£41.60£97.10
Renniks #512 ---£10.50£21.00£41.60£97.10
Renniks #513 ---£12.60£25.30£50.90£116
Renniks #514 ---£26.30£65.80£107£268
Renniks #515 ---£14.10£28.20£51.20£119
Renniks #516 ---£23.40£58.60£102£256
Renniks #517 ---£90.90£182£545£818
Renniks #518 ---£54.50£118£273£436
Renniks #519 ---£18.70£46.60£85.60£214
Renniks #520 ---£16.50£51.40£99.50£213
Renniks #521 ---£11.70£23.40£46.40£108
Renniks #522 ---£16.50£33.00£58.40£136
Renniks #523 ---£18.70£58.60£107£229
Renniks #525 ---£11.10£22.20£45.20£105
Renniks #526 ---£11.40£22.90£48.50£111
Renniks #527 ---£33.70£63.10£102£222
Renniks #528 ----£957£1,230£1,760
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 £870£1,190-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 £614£910-----
Renniks #495 £789£1,060-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 £247£387-----
Renniks #498 £568£842-----
Renniks #499 £335£549-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 £367£580-----
Renniks #504 £247£387-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 £537£813-----
Renniks #507 £1,200£1,550-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 £447£715-----
Renniks #510 £247£387-----
Renniks #511 £222£347-----
Renniks #512 £222£347-----
Renniks #513 £277£437-----
Renniks #514 £455£643-----
Renniks #515 £273£426-----
Renniks #516 £469£682-----
Renniks #517 £1,320£1,820-----
Renniks #518 £718£1,000-----
Renniks #519 £364£514-----
Renniks #520 £426£640-----
Renniks #521 £247£387-----
Renniks #522 £311£486-----
Renniks #523 £457£686-----
Renniks #525 £241£377-----
Renniks #526 £264£416-----
Renniks #527 £409£597-----
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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