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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 ---$93.00$213$344$752
Renniks #492 -----$593$1,240
Renniks #493 -----$593$1,240
Renniks #494 ---$51.40$128$217$433
Renniks #495 ---$93.00$213$332$707
Renniks #496 ---$172$429$881$1,960
Renniks #497 ---$15.90$31.90$63.10$147
Renniks #498 ---$44.90$112$200$401
Renniks #499 ---$17.20$40.10$72.50$166
Renniks #499A ---$148$371$890$1,980
Renniks #500 ------$1,240
Renniks #501 ------$1,240
Renniks #502 ---$26.90$53.80$92.00$210
Renniks #504 ---$15.90$31.90$63.10$147
Renniks #505 ---$114$286$614$1,020
Renniks #506 ---$28.00$69.90$133$354
Renniks #507 ---$114$286$631$1,160
Renniks #508 -----$618$1,240
Renniks #509 ---$26.90$62.80$108$243
Renniks #510 ---$15.90$31.90$63.10$147
Renniks #511 ---$14.30$28.60$56.60$132
Renniks #512 ---$14.30$28.60$56.60$132
Renniks #513 ---$17.20$34.30$69.30$158
Renniks #514 ---$35.80$89.40$146$364
Renniks #515 ---$19.20$38.40$69.60$162
Renniks #516 ---$31.90$79.70$139$348
Renniks #517 ---$124$247$741$1,110
Renniks #518 ---$74.10$161$371$593
Renniks #519 ---$25.40$63.40$116$291
Renniks #520 ---$22.40$69.90$135$290
Renniks #521 ---$15.90$31.90$63.10$147
Renniks #522 ---$22.40$44.90$79.30$185
Renniks #523 ---$25.50$79.70$145$311
Renniks #525 ---$15.10$30.20$61.40$143
Renniks #526 ---$15.50$31.10$66.00$151
Renniks #527 ---$45.80$85.80$139$302
Renniks #528 ----$1,300$1,680$2,400
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 $1,180$1,610-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 $835$1,240-----
Renniks #495 $1,070$1,440-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 $336$526-----
Renniks #498 $773$1,140-----
Renniks #499 $456$746-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 $499$789-----
Renniks #504 $336$526-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 $730$1,110-----
Renniks #507 $1,630$2,100-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 $607$971-----
Renniks #510 $336$526-----
Renniks #511 $302$471-----
Renniks #512 $302$471-----
Renniks #513 $376$594-----
Renniks #514 $619$874-----
Renniks #515 $371$580-----
Renniks #516 $638$928-----
Renniks #517 $1,790$2,470-----
Renniks #518 $976$1,360-----
Renniks #519 $495$698-----
Renniks #520 $580$869-----
Renniks #521 $336$526-----
Renniks #522 $423$661-----
Renniks #523 $621$932-----
Renniks #525 $328$512-----
Renniks #526 $358$566-----
Renniks #527 $557$812-----
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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