1 Penny - Geo. Petty Melbourne; Victoria
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Features
| Issuer |
Victoria
(Australian States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1860 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 14.9 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 16 November 1863 |
| Number | N# 60601 |
| References | Andrews# 440,441 Arthur Andrews; 1965. Australasian tokens and coins: a handbook . Trustees of the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 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.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# Tn197 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Text only
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SMITHFIELD Co
GEO.PETTY
157 ELIZABETH ST
MELBOURNE
Reverse
Standing lady holding scales
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIA
Mint
W.J. Taylor, London, United KingdomComments
The image is A441/R431 Rarity R2 - Scale bar below V of VICTORIA
The other variety is A440/R430 Rarity R4-5 - Scale Bar level with V of VICTORIA
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1860) | A440/R430 R4-5 | 25% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1860) | A441/R431 R2 | 100% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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