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AUSTRALIA, Private Token Issues. Melbourne. Edward de Carle & Co., auctioneers. Pattern CU Penny Token (34mm, 13.91 g, 12h). Dies by W.J. Taylor(?). Dated 1855.
CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 834. Estimated: $ 5 000
World, Copper
Sold For $ 8 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.
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AUSTRALIA, Private Token Issues. Melbourne. Edward de Carle & Co., auctioneers. Pattern CU Penny Token (34mm, 13.91 g, 12h). Dies by W.J. Taylor(?). Dated 1855. EDWDD DE’CARLE & CO AUCTIONEERS &c MELLBOURNE, bare head of FitzRoy Somerset, first Baron Raglan left; RAGLAN below / TASMANIA ANNO 1855, Britannia seated left on Union shield, holding scales. Andrews – (but cf. 105 for reverse); Renniks 117; KM Tn56; Noble 109, lot 1166 (hammer 39000 AUD); Noble 3, lot 175. Damage and dings on both sides and rims. VF. Extremely rare – the third known example.
Edward de Carle, a native of Bury St. Edmunds, arrived in Melbourne in 1849 at the young age of only 22. He would find his first commercial success in the grocery business. In 1853, he orders a batch of tokens for his grocery, the first of several issues of tokens he would eventually have struck (Andrews 104). Two years later, de Carle partnered in the creation of the Queens Arcade, where the offices of his auctioneer company would be established. This venture would be highlighted on two tokens of 1855 (Andrews 103 and 105). By 1857, the grocery business had evolved into the partnership of Hide & de Carle, which issued a large series of tokens in 1857 and 1858 (Andrews 227-247). He evidently tired of Australia, and soon moved to New Zealand, where he issued a further token in 1862 (Andrews 101 and 102). Edward de Carle’s bustling merchant life would come to an abrupt end on 15 May 1872, when he fell overboard while traveling by steamer down the swollen Buller River. For more information see: O’Riley, John. “Edward DeCarle,” in Australian Numismatist (2007), p. 46-54.
De Carle’s numismatic legacy is highlighted by this extremely rare token, of which only two other examples are known. The obverse die – unknown from any other issue – bears a portrait of FitzRoy Somerset, first Baron Raglan and recently deceased general in the Crimean War, while the ‘TASMANIA’ reverse die was used on another of de Carle’s issues (Andrews 105).
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 115 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 16-17 September 2020. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 17 September 2020 at 9 AM ET.
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