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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6620085, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Australia (Melbourne): copper penny trade token; John Andrew & Co., Drapers, 1862</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267142[/ATTACH] </font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> MELBOURNE / Jno. ANDREW & Co DRAPERS & C. / 11 LONSDALE St. WEST. (“Jno.” is an old-fashioned abbreviation for “John”.)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> VICTORIA / 1862; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu" rel="nofollow">emu</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo" rel="nofollow">kangaroo</a>, facing, on grassy ground. Tiny maker's mark in <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue" rel="nofollow">exergue</a> reads: COARD / LONDON.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> John Andrew & Co., <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draper" rel="nofollow">Drapers</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne" rel="nofollow">Melbourne</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" rel="nofollow">Victoria</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" rel="nofollow">Australia</a>. Struck in London, UK.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Copper, 34 mm, 2.7 mm thick. Medal alignment (↑↑).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2805276-011/62/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2805276-011/62/" rel="nofollow">NGC MS62 BN</a>, cert #2805276-011.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/australia-penny-km-tn15-1862-cuid-1055611-duid-1230452" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/australia-penny-km-tn15-1862-cuid-1055611-duid-1230452" rel="nofollow">Krause-Mishler-Tn15</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59099.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59099.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-59099</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Chris Bower, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ("<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/">Chris B</a>" on CoinTalk). From his "WCN" (World Coin Nut) collection on the NGC Registry. Acquired in a swap, 16 September 2020.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> Per <a href="https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/60931" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/60931" rel="nofollow">Museums Victoria</a>: <i>"John Andrew was apprenticed to the drapery trade in Glasgow and was later successful in his own drapery business in Scotland. He migrated to Australia in 1853."</i></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> The quintessentially Australian "emu-and-kangaroo" motif here is of course what makes this token appealing to me, and no doubt to many other collectors as well. I believe these tokens are relatively scarce.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267142[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267143[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267144[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267145[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267146[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267147[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267148[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1267149[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1">027500S</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6620085, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Australia (Melbourne): copper penny trade token; John Andrew & Co., Drapers, 1862 [ATTACH=full]1267142[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] MELBOURNE / Jno. ANDREW & Co DRAPERS & C. / 11 LONSDALE St. WEST. (“Jno.” is an old-fashioned abbreviation for “John”.) [B]Reverse:[/B] VICTORIA / 1862; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu']emu[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo']kangaroo[/URL], facing, on grassy ground. Tiny maker's mark in [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exergue']exergue[/URL] reads: COARD / LONDON. [B]Issuer:[/B] John Andrew & Co., [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draper']Drapers[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne']Melbourne[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)']Victoria[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL]. Struck in London, UK. [B]Specifications:[/B] Copper, 34 mm, 2.7 mm thick. Medal alignment (↑↑). [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/2805276-011/62/']NGC MS62 BN[/URL], cert #2805276-011. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/australia-penny-km-tn15-1862-cuid-1055611-duid-1230452']Krause-Mishler-Tn15[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59099.html']Numista-59099[/URL]. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Chris Bower, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ("[URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/chris-b.87179/']Chris B[/URL]" on CoinTalk). From his "WCN" (World Coin Nut) collection on the NGC Registry. Acquired in a swap, 16 September 2020. [B]Notes:[/B] Per [URL='https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/60931']Museums Victoria[/URL]: [I]"John Andrew was apprenticed to the drapery trade in Glasgow and was later successful in his own drapery business in Scotland. He migrated to Australia in 1853."[/I] [B]Comments:[/B] The quintessentially Australian "emu-and-kangaroo" motif here is of course what makes this token appealing to me, and no doubt to many other collectors as well. I believe these tokens are relatively scarce. [ATTACH=full]1267142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267143[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267144[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267146[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267147[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267148[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267149[/ATTACH] [/SIZE] [SIZE=1]027500S[/SIZE] [SIZE=5] [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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