An interesting relic of the days when copper coins were extremely scarce in rhe Dominion has been presented to the Southland Museum by Mr. Walter Strang. It is a token of the equivalent value of a penny issued by Day and Mieville, merchants of Dunedin, in 1857. About that time the shortage of copper coins made it difficult for merchants to trade without relinquishing part of their profits or overcharging their customers. To enable them to give the correct change they had tokens made. It was the intention of the firing to redeem these at an early date, but they soon became current coin, and as late as ISSI were in circulation in large numbers. Gradually they have disappeared, until now they are keenly sought by collectors.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 91, 11 January 1935, Page 11
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127Untitled Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 91, 11 January 1935, Page 11
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