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Thomas Stokes - Token Maker

Thomas Stokes - Token Maker

Description

Thomas Stokes was born in Birmingham, England, in 1831. He was apprenticed to a diesinker, and migrated to Australia in search of gold in the 1850s. He did not succeed, but returned to his trade as a diesinker and button maker. In 1856 he established a successful business at 15 Mincing Lane, Melbourne, and soon moved to larger permises at 115 Flinders Lane.

In 1857 Stokes acquired a press from W.J. Taylor and began to mint large numbers of tradesmen's tokens. He also commenced the Australian Medallic Issues. Within a short time the business moved again, to 100 Collins Street. In 1873 Stokes took a partner, Martin, and the business was re-named Stokes & Martin. It added silverware to its product line, but the new direction was not well received. The business relocated to 29 Little Collins Street, where in 1893 a disastrous fire damaged a large portion of the business. Unfortunately Martin had forgotten to renew the fire insurance policy, and the partnership was dissolved as a result. Stokes rebuilt the business as Stokes & Son.

The business became a proprietary concern in 1911, re-named Stokes & Son Pty Ltd. Its medals ceased being artistically significant, although remained technically sound. It began to focus on mass-produced medals at competitive prices, rapidly produced with insufficient time to develop artistic designs.

In 1935 the business moved to Albert Street, Brunswick, and in 1962 Stokes became a public company, renamed Stokes (Australasia) Pty Ltd. By 2005, the business had relocated to Ringwood.

Identification Guide

The multiple varieties of the Thomas Stokes - Token Maker Tokens might be hard to identify or remember especially for new collectors. This step-by-step Identification Guide will assist you through the major varieties of this popular token and will help to associate your token with the right variety.

Thomas Stokes - Token Maker values and prices

The value of an Australian token depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.

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  • Uncirculated
Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Renniks #491 ---£68.20£156£252£552
Renniks #492 -----£435£906
Renniks #493 -----£435£906
Renniks #494 ---£37.70£94.20£159£318
Renniks #495 ---£68.20£156£243£519
Renniks #496 ---£126£315£646£1,440
Renniks #497 ---£11.70£23.40£46.30£108
Renniks #498 ---£32.90£82.30£147£294
Renniks #499 ---£12.60£29.40£53.20£122
Renniks #499A ---£109£272£652£1,450
Renniks #500 ------£906
Renniks #501 ------£906
Renniks #502 ---£19.70£39.50£67.50£154
Renniks #504 ---£11.70£23.40£46.30£108
Renniks #505 ---£83.90£210£451£751
Renniks #506 ---£20.50£51.30£97.30£259
Renniks #507 ---£83.90£210£463£848
Renniks #508 -----£453£906
Renniks #509 ---£19.70£46.10£79.20£178
Renniks #510 ---£11.70£23.40£46.30£108
Renniks #511 ---£10.50£21.00£41.50£96.80
Renniks #512 ---£10.50£21.00£41.50£96.80
Renniks #513 ---£12.60£25.20£50.80£116
Renniks #514 ---£26.20£65.60£107£267
Renniks #515 ---£14.10£28.10£51.00£119
Renniks #516 ---£23.40£58.40£102£255
Renniks #517 ---£90.60£181£544£816
Renniks #518 ---£54.40£118£272£435
Renniks #519 ---£18.60£46.50£85.40£213
Renniks #520 ---£16.40£51.30£99.20£213
Renniks #521 ---£11.70£23.40£46.30£108
Renniks #522 ---£16.50£32.90£58.20£136
Renniks #523 ---£18.70£58.40£106£228
Renniks #525 ---£11.10£22.20£45.10£105
Renniks #526 ---£11.40£22.80£48.40£111
Renniks #527 ---£33.60£63.00£102£221
Renniks #528 ----£954£1,230£1,760
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
Renniks #491 £867£1,180-----
Renniks #492 -------
Renniks #493 -------
Renniks #494 £613£907-----
Renniks #495 £786£1,050-----
Renniks #496 -------
Renniks #497 £247£386-----
Renniks #498 £567£839-----
Renniks #499 £334£547-----
Renniks #499A -------
Renniks #500 -------
Renniks #501 -------
Renniks #502 £366£578-----
Renniks #504 £247£386-----
Renniks #505 -------
Renniks #506 £535£811-----
Renniks #507 £1,200£1,540-----
Renniks #508 -------
Renniks #509 £445£713-----
Renniks #510 £247£386-----
Renniks #511 £221£346-----
Renniks #512 £221£346-----
Renniks #513 £276£435-----
Renniks #514 £454£641-----
Renniks #515 £272£425-----
Renniks #516 £468£680-----
Renniks #517 £1,310£1,810-----
Renniks #518 £716£997-----
Renniks #519 £363£512-----
Renniks #520 £425£638-----
Renniks #521 £247£386-----
Renniks #522 £310£485-----
Renniks #523 £456£684-----
Renniks #525 £240£376-----
Renniks #526 £263£415-----
Renniks #527 £408£595-----
Renniks #528 -------

Specifications

Renniks #491

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 491
  • Andrews #: 519
  • Gray #: 260

Renniks #492

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Vine Branch 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 492

Renniks #493

Renniks #494

Renniks #495

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 495
  • Andrews #: 522
  • Gray #: 262

Renniks #496

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 496
  • Andrews #: 523
  • Gray #: 262a

Renniks #497

Renniks #498

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 4
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 498
  • Andrews #: 527
  • Gray #: 264

Renniks #499

Renniks #499A

Renniks #500

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 500
  • Andrews #: 536

Renniks #501

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 501

Renniks #502

Renniks #504

Renniks #505

Renniks #506

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 506
  • Andrews #: 516
  • Gray #: 258

Renniks #507

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 507
  • Andrews #: 517
  • Gray #: 259

Renniks #508

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Vine Branch 2
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 508

Renniks #509

Renniks #510

Renniks #511

Renniks #512

Renniks #513

Renniks #514

Renniks #515

Renniks #516

Renniks #517

Renniks #518

Renniks #519

Renniks #520

Renniks #521

Renniks #522

Renniks #523

Renniks #525

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 525
  • Andrews #: 509
  • Gray #: 255a

Renniks #526

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 526
  • Andrews #: 508
  • Gray #: 255

Renniks #527

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Stokes type: Emu 1
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 527
  • Andrews #: 510
  • Gray #: 256

Renniks #528

  • Issuer: Thomas Stokes
  • Composition: Copper
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Renniks #: 528
  • Andrews #: 515
  • Gray #: 257

Last update : Wednesday, October 5, 2022

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