Lot 843
Sale 141 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is stipple engraved "George Armstrong/Chas Kitchen/1828" and on the other side is stipple engraved, a spray with the stipple engraved legend, "A Token Of Affection". Very fine.
George Armstrong, aged 20, carter/labourer, sentenced to 14 years in the colonies for theft of a silk handkerchief. Arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 28 July 1829. With research.
- Estimate
- $700
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $1,600