Apols for delay in answering, only just found this request for comment. 😶
These tokens are not like coins where one year is the same as the next and only the year changes, (sorry had to get my dig in here).
As per the comments on each page this series is complex and when initially beginning in my collecting of these tokens I gave up for a while on this issuer especially when the auction house that I used to obtain my tokens from would often make mistakes on the identification and thus I could not be sure what I was actually bidding on.
The major Australian catalogues - Andrews and Rennik give individual numbers for each different die combination. Gray (the latest researcher) sorts them into four types. These are as follows:
G107 - 1857 Penny
G108 - 1857 Half penny
G109 - 1858 Penny
G110 - 1859 Half Penny
By allowing a separate page for each type as proposed the identification is simpler for less experienced collectors starting with: Is it a Penny or half penny, then what year, then what type.
If all too hard the Undetermined line is ideal especially for those items that are corroded, the collector does not have access to a catalogue for clearer diagrams, or an item in the collection was entered when there was only one page for this complex series.
Having a separate page for the eleven or so penny tokens is my actual preference but have to work with what is there as I do not have a full set of images to contribute. I believe a page for each of the four types is a good middle solution that will suffice until better images and marked diagrams can be provided.
Regards
MC
As per the Notes I added when creating the type pages:
G107 series 1857 Dated penny
G107 A227/ R223 - Obv 1; Rev A
G107a A229/ R221 - Obv 2; Rev B
G107b A230/ R219 - Obv 3; Rev B
G107c A231/ R220 - Obv 3; Rev A
Rarity: R2; R3-4; R2; R2-3.
Obv 1: Lions Paws above L, 2nd T of Street opp N
Obv 2: Lions Paws opp L, T between NT
Obv 3: Lions Paws at E, T between TS
Rev A: V to right of Head, pans level with back of E
Rev B: V mostly above Head, Pans slightly below back of E
G109 series 1857 Dated penny
G109 A236/ R227 - Obv 1 ; Rev C
G109a A237/ R229 - Obv 4; Rev D
G109b A238/ R228 - Obv 4; Rev C
G109c A240/ R230 - Obv 5; Rev D
G109d A241/ R231 - Obv 5; Rev C
G109e A243/ R232? - Obv 4: Rev E
G109f A244/R233? - Obv 4; Rev F
Rarity: R2-3; R1; R3; R3; R5; R1; R3-4.
Obv 1: Lions Paws above L, 2nd T of Street opp N
Obv 4: Lions Paws between EL, T just below T
Obv 5: Lions Paws at L, T opposite T
Rev C: Comma after MELB, full stop after VIC. pans slightly below back of E
Rev D: Comma after MELB, full stop after VIC. pans level with back of E
Rev E: Full stop after MELB, pans below back of E, E is closer to rim beads than scale pan
Rev F: Full stop after MELB, pans below back of E, E is midway between rim beads than scale pan
