Description:

The first uncatalogued & the second Extremely Rare

    Notes:
  • Renniks 32 (Andrews 25) and Renniks Unlisted (like Andrews 26) Undated but struck circa 1850s Penny - Rarity 9, Half Penny - Rarity 10 (Probably Unique) The Penny token is over-struck on an Victoria Penny of 1853 and although pierced is good Fine for issue and is the clearest known example of this type. The Half Penny token over-struck on a 1826 George IV Half Penny is Fine/Good with graffiti on the reverse. This token is pictured in the 'Renniks Australian and New Zealand Token Values (2012)' where it is mis-identified as a Penny token over-struck on a Victoria 1853 Penny. Dr Arthur Andrews in his book 'Australasian Tokens and Coins (1921)' records the existence of a Half Penny token over-struck on a George 111 Half Penny and mentions over-strikes known on other coins, although none of these have been sighted since. The tokens are accompanied by a notice of a 'Special General Meeting of the Proprietors' of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company " called on the 29th November, 1886 "for the purpose of taking into consideration a proposal for the purchase of the Company's Fleet. " In 1887 the ASN and Co. merged its fleet with the Queensland Steam Shipping Company to form the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company.

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4 June 2016 11:00 AEST
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