Lot 849
Sale 141 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
Convict Love Token, stipple engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side, "Mary/Garret/Love And/Liberty/1843", and on the other side, difficult to read but appears to be "Bumbal/2 Months/For Pat Ter/For.Clo/UTS". With a few spots of oxidation on one side, otherwise good.
Mary Jones, alias Garret, aged 32, house servant/cook, was convicted of theft and sentenced to 7 years in the colonies. She arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 24 April 1840. With research.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $650