Lot 538
Sale 120 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Convict token, a Georgian penny shaved smooth on both sides, obverse inscribed with a man and female walking with arms linked, he holds a cane and she holds a basket, at each side at neck level are incuse hatched areas (gaol cell bars?) and at the top initials, 'S.H.'/'J.G.', reverse, inscribed in 10-lines, 'When/This You See/Remember Me An (sic)/Keep Me In Your M/ind Let All The/World Say What/They Will Speak/Of Me As You/Mind/1832'. Very fine.
- Estimate
- $1,500
- Result Status
- Passed in