1853 HUGH
PECK MELBOURNE COPPER ONE PENNY TOKEN
Copper One
Penny Token minted by Thomas Stokes in Melbourne. Issued by Hugh Peck, an
Estate Agent & Money Lender in Melbourne, circa 1862. Hugh Peck arrived in
Victoria in 1852 and established a wholesale hay and corn store in Fitzroy. In
1853 opened a business as 'speculator, auctioneer, and house and land agent' in
city. In 1859 he was listed as a Provision Merchant in Collingwood, then as a 'House
and estate agent' in 1861. He issued his tokens in 1862.
Physical
Description
A round a
copper token (34 mm diameter) giving the name address and business of the
issuer: Hugh Peck, 67 Little Collins Street East, Melbourne, Estate Agent,
money lender, Hotel Broker and valuer, rents and debts collector, processes
served, levies for rents.
Obverse
Description
Legend in 10
lines: 67 LITTLE COLLINS STREET EAST / ESTATE AGENT / & MONEY / LENDER /
HUGH PECK / HOTEL BROKER / & VALUATOR / ESTABLISHED / 1853 / MELBOURNE
Reverse
Description
Legend in 9
lines: 67 LITTLE COLLINS STREET EAST / RENTS & DEBTS / COLLECTED / HUGH
PECK / PROCESS SERVED / LEVIES FOR RENT / ESTABLISHED / 1853 / MELBOURNE
Dimensions34
mm (Outside Diameter), 15.49 g (Weight)
Shape: Round