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1861 Robert Hyde & Co. Penny Traders Token |
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Obverse: | Legend: ROBERT HYDE & Co. - MELBOURNE GENERAL MARINE STORE - SHIPPERS OF RAGS GLASS METALS &c. |
Reverse: | Coat of Arms Legend: PEACE & PLENTY - 1861 |
| Maker: | Heaton & Sons. |
| Edge: | Plain. |
| Weight: | |
| Size: | 34mm (diameter) |
| Composition: | Copper. |
| Mintage: | Melbourne. |
| Mintmarks: |
Valuation :
1861 Robert Hyde & Co. Penny Traders Token (A-283) R1
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
Notes:
Known Varieties & Errors (References are to Andrews):
| A-283 | Obverse: GENERAL MARINE STORE in 3 straight lines above a bar with SHIPPERS OF RAGS GLASS METALS &c below in 4 straight lines, all within a plain inner circle. ROBERT HYDE & Co. above and MELBOURNE below, round between inner circle and beaded rim. Dash under O of Co.and & under T in METALS Reverse: Australian Arms with Emu to left and Kangaroo to right. ADVANCE AUSTRALIA in small letters in scroll. PEACE & PLENTY above and 1861 below, round within beaded rim. |
| A-284 | Obverse: As for A-283 but without dash under O of Co and & is under ET in METALS. Reverse: As for A-283. |
Valuation :
1861 Robert Hyde & Co. Penny Traders Token (A-284) R2
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | |
| 1997 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 35 |
The reverse design of this token is similar to the one appearing on the 1861 Warnock Bros. penny token.
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