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1 Penny - J.M. Leigh Sydney, New South Wales

Issuer New South Wales
Year 1854
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Reference(s) Andrews#319, R#320, Gray#160, KM#Tn146
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Reverse description All-text design with the merchant's trade inscription arranged in four lines across the field: J.M. LEIGH arching along the upper portion, followed by TOBACCONIST in the centre, 524 GEORGE STREET below, and SYDNEY curving along the lower portion. All lettering is bold and incuse within a beaded border, typical of Australian colonial tradesman's token style.
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J.M. Leigh operated as a wholesale and retail stationer in Sydney during the early 1850s, issuing this token at a moment when the New South Wales colonial government had utterly failed to supply adequate small change. The gold rushes beginning in 1851 caused hoarding of what little copper existed, and private traders filled the gap with tradesman's tokens — legally tolerated despite having no official sanction. Leigh's issue is among the more scarce of the Sydney merchant tokens; Andrews catalogued it as #319, and surviving examples in collectable condition are infrequently encountered.

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