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Token - Halfpenny, Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1857
Reg. No: NU 11633
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- Summary:
- Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham. Issued by Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, circa 1857. J.W. Weight & James Johnson, drapers, are listed in two Sydney Directories (Sand's Directories for 1857-1858 and 1861-1862). Over the period 1851-1870, John Weight was the only draper of that surname listed in Sydney directories, other than this four-year interlude where J.W. Weight is listed as a principal of Weight & Johnston.
- Description:
- A round copper token (28 mm diameter). The token design featuring the name, business and address of the issuer: Weight & Johnson, drapers and outfitters, Liverpool and London House, Pitt St. Sydney. It features a representation of Justice standing blindfolded holding scales and an inverted cornucopiae spilling fruit on the ground. A sailing ship is on the horizon.
This token has been cleaned and the reverse has re-toned. - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 29 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 8.485 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | clothing, drapers, retailing, shops |
| Themes this item is part of: | Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England, Weight & Johnson, Drapers, New South Wales, Australia, Clothing & Textiles Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, Branch Mints of the Royal Mint, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1857 AD |
| Denomination: | Halfpenny |
| Obverse Description: | WEIGHT & JOHNSON / DRAPERS &C / LIVERPOOL / & / LONDON HOUSE / 249 & 251 PITT ST. / SYDNEY |
| Reverse Description: | Justice blindfolded standing facing, head to left, on beach; she extends balanced scales in right hand and holds inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto ground in left; sailing ship in background at left. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: WEIGHT AND JOHNSON DRAPERS & OUTFITTERS LIVERPOOL & LONDON HOUSE PITT ST. SYDNEY |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Weight & Johnson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1850-1867 |
| Mint: | Heaton & Sons (Mint) |
| Previous Collection: | Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch |
| References: |
The museum's storage is based around identification of the particular obverse die employed to strike a token. The Weight & Johnson halfpenny issue employed four slightly different obverse dies. Identification is a little difficult: If there is no dot under the T of ST after PITT it is either die C or E for the museum's storage system, if then the lowest point D of DRAPER is between the letters LI of LIVERPOOL it is die C, else, with the point of the D above the letter I, it is die E. If there is a dot under the T of ST after PITT it is either die B or D for the museum's storage system, if then the verticle stroke of the numeral 4 would extend between the letters ON of LONDON it is die B, else, if the extension would pass through the first verticle stroke of the letter N, it is die D. This token was struck with obverse die B |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England
- Weight & Johnson, Drapers, New South Wales, Australia
- Clothing & Textiles Collection
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria
- Branch Mints of the Royal Mint
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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