1 Penny - H. Lipscombe Hobart, Tasmania

H. Lipscombe operated a hardware and ironmongery business in Hobart during the 1850s, issuing this token to address the chronic shortage of small change that plagued the Australian colonies before any unified coinage authority existed. British regal copper rarely reached Tasmania in sufficient quantity, and merchants routinely filled the gap with privately struck tokens — a practice tolerated rather than encouraged by colonial authorities. Lipscombe's issue is catalogued across multiple Australian token references, suggesting it circulated widely enough to survive in meaningful numbers.