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1 Penny - A. Toogood Sydney; New South Wales

1 Penny - A. Toogood (Sydney; New South Wales) - obverse1 Penny - A. Toogood (Sydney; New South Wales) - reverse

Obverse © noumea – Reverse © Edward Becerra

Features

Issuer New South Wales (Australian States)
Type Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year 1855
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Pound sterling (1788-1900)
Composition Copper
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness 2.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
59315
References Andrews# 587
Arthur Andrews; 1965. Australasian tokens and coins: a handbook . Trustees of the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
, R# 558
Michael T. Pitt, Paul Bickerton, Mike Loy, Simon Gray; 2012. Renniks Australian & New Zealand Tokens Values (1st edition). Renniks Publications, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
, Gray# 287a
Simon Gray; 2013. A Study of Australasian Trade Tokens: An Illustrated Reference of the Merchants Tokens used in Colonial Australia & New Zealand. Self-published, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
, KM# Tn256
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

In the center is a seated woman (Justice) with a bandage over her eyes and a scale in her right hand, looking to the left, in the background the ship is sailing to the right, legend around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
1855

Reverse

Text only

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A. TOOGOOD
MERCHANT PITT & KING ST
SYDNEY

Comments

Obverse: G of KING below NT of MERCHANT

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1855  $ 14 A587/R558 KM-Tn256

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