Iredale & Co. Justice Penny Traders Token

 


Obverse:Legend: IRON MERCHANTS AND GENERAL IRONMONGERS
ESTABLISHED 1820 IREDALE & Co. - SYDNEY
Reverse:Justice standing
Legend: AUSTRALIA
Maker:Heaton & Sons.
Edge:Plain.
Weight:
Size:34mm (diameter)
Composition:Copper.
Mintage:Sydney.
Mintmarks:

Valuation :
No Date Iredale & Co. Justice Penny Traders Token R1

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Fine
1997481225

Notes:

Known Varieties & Errors (References are to Andrews):

A-292 Obverse: IREDALE & Co. in center with 1820 above and an ornamental bar below. ESTABLISHED above and SYDNEY below, round within plain inner circle. IRON MERCHANTS AND GENERAL IRONMONGERS round between inner circle and indented rim. Five pointed star at bottom with odd point pointing down. Small, oval O in Co and I in IREDALE is level with H in MERCHANTS.
Reverse: Justice standing with scales in left hand and cornucopia in right. AUSTRALIA above, round within indented rim. Small G in fruits falling from cornucopia. Scale pans level with middle of first A in AUSTRALIA. Normal alignment.
A-293 Obverse: As for A-292 but with I in IREDALE level with CH in MERCHANTS.
Reverse: As for A-292. Normal alignment.
A-294 Obverse: As for A-292 but with large O in Co. and I in IREDALE is level with C in MERCHANTS. Small stop after GENERAL and odd point of five pointed star points upwards. Beaded rim.
Reverse: As for A-292. Normal alignment.
A-295 Obverse: As for A-294.
Reverse: As for A-292 but with scale pans level with top of first A in AUSTRALIA. Normal alignment.
A-296 Obverse: As for A-294 but without stop after GENERAL.
Reverse: As for A-295. Normal alignment.
A-297 Obverse: As for A-292 but with small, round O in Co. and I in IREDALE is level with CH in MERCHANTS. SYDNEY is extended and odd point of five pointed star points down.
Reverse: As for A-292. Upset alignment.
A-298 Obverse: As for A-297.
Reverse: As for A-297 but scale pans are well below first A in AUSTRALIA. Normal alignment.

The reverse design of this token is similar to the one appearing on a number of other penny traders tokens including 1855 William Bateman Junr. & Co., No Date T H Jones & Co., Martin & Sach, James Campbell, R Parker, Alfred Taylor and Moubray, Lush & Co.


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