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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 ---€86.90€199€321€703
Renniks #492 -----€554€1,150
Renniks #493 -----€554€1,150
Renniks #494 ---€48.00€120€202€405
Renniks #495 ---€86.90€199€310€661
Renniks #496 ---€160€401€823€1,830
Renniks #497 ---€14.90€29.80€58.90€138
Renniks #498 ---€41.90€105€187€374
Renniks #499 ---€16.00€37.40€67.70€155
Renniks #499A ---€139€346€831€1,850
Renniks #500 ------€1,150
Renniks #501 ------€1,150
Renniks #502 ---€25.20€50.30€86.00€197
Renniks #504 ---€14.90€29.80€58.90€138
Renniks #505 ---€107€267€574€957
Renniks #506 ---€26.10€65.30€124€331
Renniks #507 ---€107€267€589€1,080
Renniks #508 -----€577€1,150
Renniks #509 ---€25.20€58.70€101€227
Renniks #510 ---€14.90€29.80€58.90€138
Renniks #511 ---€13.40€26.70€52.90€123
Renniks #512 ---€13.40€26.70€52.90€123
Renniks #513 ---€16.00€32.10€64.70€148
Renniks #514 ---€33.40€83.50€136€340
Renniks #515 ---€17.90€35.80€65.00€152
Renniks #516 ---€29.80€74.40€130€325
Renniks #517 ---€115€231€693€1,040
Renniks #518 ---€69.30€150€346€554
Renniks #519 ---€23.70€59.20€109€272
Renniks #520 ---€20.90€65.30€126€271
Renniks #521 ---€14.90€29.80€58.90€138
Renniks #522 ---€21.00€41.90€74.10€173
Renniks #523 ---€23.80€74.40€135€290
Renniks #525 ---€14.10€28.30€57.40€134
Renniks #526 ---€14.50€29.00€61.70€141
Renniks #527 ---€42.80€80.20€130€282
Renniks #528 ----€1,220€1,570€2,240
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 €1,100€1,510-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 €780€1,160-----
Renniks #495 €1,000€1,340-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 €314€491-----
Renniks #498 €722€1,070-----
Renniks #499 €426€697-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 €467€737-----
Renniks #504 €314€491-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 €682€1,030-----
Renniks #507 €1,520€1,960-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 €567€908-----
Renniks #510 €314€491-----
Renniks #511 €282€441-----
Renniks #512 €282€441-----
Renniks #513 €351€555-----
Renniks #514 €578€817-----
Renniks #515 €347€542-----
Renniks #516 €596€867-----
Renniks #517 €1,670€2,310-----
Renniks #518 €912€1,270-----
Renniks #519 €462€653-----
Renniks #520 €542€812-----
Renniks #521 €314€491-----
Renniks #522 €395€618-----
Renniks #523 €581€871-----
Renniks #525 €306€478-----
Renniks #526 €335€529-----
Renniks #527 €520€759-----
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

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 493
  • Andrews #: 520

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

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 499A
  • Andrews #: 533
  • Gray #: 265

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

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 505
  • Andrews #: 541
  • Gray #: 267

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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