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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 ---$92.40$211$342$747
Renniks #492 -----$589$1,230
Renniks #493 -----$589$1,230
Renniks #494 ---$51.00$128$215$430
Renniks #495 ---$92.40$211$329$702
Renniks #496 ---$170$426$875$1,940
Renniks #497 ---$15.80$31.60$62.60$146
Renniks #498 ---$44.50$111$199$398
Renniks #499 ---$17.00$39.80$72.00$165
Renniks #499A ---$147$368$883$1,960
Renniks #500 ------$1,230
Renniks #501 ------$1,230
Renniks #502 ---$26.70$53.50$91.30$209
Renniks #504 ---$15.80$31.60$62.60$146
Renniks #505 ---$114$284$610$1,020
Renniks #506 ---$27.80$69.40$132$351
Renniks #507 ---$114$284$626$1,150
Renniks #508 -----$613$1,230
Renniks #509 ---$26.70$62.40$107$241
Renniks #510 ---$15.80$31.60$62.60$146
Renniks #511 ---$14.20$28.40$56.20$131
Renniks #512 ---$14.20$28.40$56.20$131
Renniks #513 ---$17.00$34.10$68.80$157
Renniks #514 ---$35.50$88.80$145$362
Renniks #515 ---$19.00$38.10$69.10$161
Renniks #516 ---$31.60$79.10$138$345
Renniks #517 ---$123$245$736$1,100
Renniks #518 ---$73.60$159$368$589
Renniks #519 ---$25.20$62.90$116$289
Renniks #520 ---$22.20$69.40$134$288
Renniks #521 ---$15.80$31.60$62.60$146
Renniks #522 ---$22.30$44.50$78.80$184
Renniks #523 ---$25.30$79.10$144$308
Renniks #525 ---$15.00$30.00$61.00$142
Renniks #526 ---$15.40$30.90$65.50$150
Renniks #527 ---$45.40$85.20$138$299
Renniks #528 ----$1,290$1,670$2,380
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 $1,170$1,600-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 $829$1,230-----
Renniks #495 $1,060$1,430-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 $334$522-----
Renniks #498 $767$1,140-----
Renniks #499 $452$740-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 $496$783-----
Renniks #504 $334$522-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 $724$1,100-----
Renniks #507 $1,620$2,090-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 $603$964-----
Renniks #510 $334$522-----
Renniks #511 $300$468-----
Renniks #512 $300$468-----
Renniks #513 $373$589-----
Renniks #514 $615$868-----
Renniks #515 $368$576-----
Renniks #516 $633$921-----
Renniks #517 $1,780$2,450-----
Renniks #518 $969$1,350-----
Renniks #519 $491$693-----
Renniks #520 $575$863-----
Renniks #521 $334$522-----
Renniks #522 $420$656-----
Renniks #523 $617$925-----
Renniks #525 $325$508-----
Renniks #526 $356$562-----
Renniks #527 $553$806-----
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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