Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 750 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,800
COPPIN'S BALLOON MEDAL, 1858, in white metal (38mm) (C.1858/1). Good fine and extremely rare, one of possibly four known.
George Coppin, comic actor and entrepreneur (1819-1906). Born April 1819 in Sussex, England. In 1842 Coppin left England and arrived in Sydney 1843. A hurried trip to England in search of new talent Coppin was back in February 1858 to stage the first balloon ascent to be held in Australia in 1858. Coppin was persuaded to contest the Richmond seat for the Legislative Assembly, he was defeated, however he succeeded five years later. In 1874-77 and 1883-88 he was a member for East Melbourne in the Assembly and in 1889-95 he represented Melbourne in the Legislative Council.
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