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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 27543, member: 1824&quot;]Tre,what appears to be an 1854 1 Penny is actually</p><p>one of the various Traders&#039; Tokens that were issued,as there was a severe shortage of British coins.In a sense,the Traders&#039; Tokens are Australia&#039;s first coins.Most of them were of 1 Penny (written as 1d.) &amp; Half-penny (1/2 d.) denominations,but there were a few 3d. ones.The only issuer whose currency consisted solely of 3d.&#039;s was Hogarth,Erichsen &amp; Co. of Sydney,New South Wales.They issued tokens in 1858 &amp; 1860.I have got one of the 1860&#039;s - the &#039;Rememberance&#039; type.</p><p>Australia did also have its own proper coins as well -gold Sovereigns (1 Pound or 20 Shillings (20/-)) &amp; 1/2 Sovereigns (10/-).The early ones have a distinctive reverse inscribed &#039;SYDNEY MINT&#039;</p><p>with the crown at the top.The obverse of the Sydney Mint coins is also very distinctive to these coins.I have got an 1865 Sydney Mint 1/2 Sovereign.Later on,the St George Sovereign &amp; 1/2 Sovereign was struck at Melbourne,Perth,&amp; Sydney.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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