Lot 517
Sale 141 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Wreck salvage, Holloway pennies (1), Hanks & Lloyd (3), one unidentifiable, salvaged from the wreck of the Dunbar. Encrustations, salt water damage, poor, scarce. (5)
Ex Alan McRae Collection, with his display tickets.^^The Dunbar wrecked in a gale at the Gap, South Head, on the night of the 20th August 1857, with the loss of 121 lives and only one survivor. The ship carried a number of barrels of copper tokens for use in the small change starved Sydney colony.
- Estimate
- $50
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $300