Lot 837
Sale 141 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Convict Love Token, on a 1797 cartwheel penny with obverse shaved smooth, on the obverse side is crudely carved, "John Stuart/18 (a heart with an arrow through it) 22/For W (illegible/P(illegible)". Good.
John Stuart, estimated age 29, occupation unknown, sentenced to 7 years in the colonies for stealing. Arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 18 April 1825. With research.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $650