Lot 828
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 the reverse, on this side is engraved, "Dear Friend/(heart with two arrows through it)/take this as a token/of love and Gratitude/from your ever well/wisher/Sarah Phillips/(star)/Love the Giver/(with a band of leaves around the bottom)". Good fine.
There were five convicts named Sarah Phillips arriving in NSW in February 1809, in NSW on 7 September 1822, in NSW on 3 June 1823, in Van Diemen's Land on 3 November 1829 and in Van Diemen's Land on 1 October 1838. With photo of token and list of convicts named Sarah Phillips.
- Estimate
- $800
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $1,700