Australian Historical Medals
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Lot 817 Session 3 (2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $150
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SOLD $150
CONVICT TOKEN, impressed 'J.Fisher' on a Great Britain halfpenny, 1799. Host coin poor, impression extremely fine.
John Fisher convicted at Stafford Quarter Session for a term of seven years. Transported on the John, departed 3 August 1833 for Van Diemen's Land.
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