Stack's Bowers Galleries is pleased to offer the collection of popular tradesmen tokens of New Zealand as assembled by Mr. James Heegeman. Mr. Heegeman had spent nearly 40 years collecting,and acquired the nicest examples he could find. His collection includes many rare to extremely rare varieties, mules and patterns, an accumulation that clearly took him decades to assemble andpainstakingly attribute.

Among the highlights of the collection is a Pattern Penny Token, 1879, by J. Moore of Birmingham (unsigned) It is attributed as Andrews-399; Lampard-336; Renniks-392; KM-unlisted;Forrer-pg.136/141 and is rated Rarity 7. It was engraved by the talented Mr. Joseph Moore whose works were so well done that they even impressed the famous Mr. William Wyon, chief engraver at theRoyal Mint.

Several high grade and extremely rare mules from different locations are found in the Heegeman Collection and include:

To view The James Heegeman Collection of New Zealand Tradesmen Tokens, see:
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