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Captain James Cook, memorial medal (1784) in silver (43mm) by L. Pingo for the Royal Society (M.H.374; BHM.258). Contact marks in obverse field a little rubbed of original dark toning otherwise extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,200
Captain James Cook, memorial medal (1784) in silver (43mm) by L. Pingo for the Royal Society (M.H.374; BHM.258). Contact marks in obverse and reverse fields, otherwise extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
Captain James Cook, memorial medal in bronze (43mm) by L.Pingo for the Royal Society (M.H.374; BHM 258). Attractive dark brown patina, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,700
Convict love token, Great Britain cartwheel penny, 1797, obverse shaved smooth and engraved thereon are the initials, 'FAS' above is a cherub face with wings, at the sides crossed arrows, below are overlapped hearts sitting above a wreath of rose and thistle. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Love token, stippled on a smoothed 1797, cartwheel penny, obverse 'Barlow/aged 22yrs/when this/you se rem/ember me/and bair', reverse 'me/in your/mind let/all the wor/ld say what'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $680
Love token, engraved in small running script on a smoothed 1797 cartwheel penny, obverse 'Weep not/for me my wife/and children dear/with heavy heart/and could promise I/am confined here/with grief and sorrow/I am opprest thinking', reverse 'of you my/wife and dear/children I cannot/take no rest/Wm Jennings/M.J.Jennings/I wait for death/April 20 1820'. Fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,200
Convict love token, stippled on a smoothed 1797 cartwheel penny, obverse, 'A Token/from/John Chapman/Aged 20/1832', reverse 'When/this you see/remember me/untill i get my/liberty', two doves between a heart below. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,500
Convict token, impressed 'J.Fisher' on a Great Britain halfpenny, 1799. Host coin poor, impression extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Convict token, on a shaved english copper penny blank (23.1g), stippled obverse 'WILLI/AM x FOST/ER x WHEN/THIS x YOU/SEE x REM/EMBER x/ME x ', reverse 'WHEN x/I AM x FAR/A x WAY x/FROM x THE/ MAY x 5/1836'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,200
Love token, stippled on a smoothed halfpenny blank, silvered with oblique milled edge, obverse 'J.B./14Y.A.17/18.45/when/this./you/se, reverse 'Rem/ember/me.until/I.gain.mi/liberty/CR'. Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $800
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58 mm) by the Royal Mint London (C.1853/2). Some mint bloom, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Geelong Grammar School, 1858, medal in silver with scroll top and bottom (53x38mm), bar suspender and pin back top suspension bar, one clasp, all these engraving decorated, obverse inscribed, 'Geelong Grammar School' around the top and 'Sancte et Sapienter' at the bottom, with the year 1858 in the centre of an ornately engraved oval centrepiece, reverse, plain; another identical medal in silver but with bar suspender only, obverse inscribed, 'Captain of the Grammar School Eleven' around and in the centre, 'George Selleck/1858', reverse, plain. In an unofficial case, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,500
Visit of H.R.H.Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh to Tasmania, 1868, in white metal (47mm) by T.Stokes (C.1868/1). A few surface marks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Acclimatization Society, Victoria, 1868, in bronze (57mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon (C.1868/3). Small nick on rim at 10 o'clock, fingerprint mark on reverse, otherwise lovely toned choclate brown, virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
Opening of Victorian Exhibition, Melbourne, 1872, in white metal (47mm) by Stokes and Martin (C.1872/3). A few light scratches in obverse field and a few small edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine with traces of mint bloom and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Opening of the Victorian Exhibition, Stokes & Martin, Medalist, Melbourne, 1872, in white metal (47mm) by Stokes & Martin, Melbourne (C.1872/3, variety obverse die differs). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Opening of New South Wales Intercolonial Exhibition, 1873, in white metal (47mm) by Stokes and Martin (C.1873/3). Pierced, a few edge nicks, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Agricultural Society of New South Wales, undated (1877), in bronze (89mm), by Hardy Brothers, inscribed on reverse, 'Victoria Confectionery Co/Melbourne/CONFECTIONERY/Sydney 1877'. Lightly cleaned and a few edge nicks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballaarat, 1878, in silver (47mm) E.A.Altmann, Melbourne (C.1878/1). Hairlines and small edge marks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
William Branwhite Clarke Memorial Medal, The Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1878, in bronze (55mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, Royal Mint Sydney (C.1878/5). With much mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Medalets, various including Band of Hope, Launceston 1879, mostly 1897-1928 period, also Indian Exhibition in bronze 1886. Fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
Sydney Garden Palace, 1879-80, in silvered bronze (22mm) pierced hole (C.1879-80/13); Centenary 1888/Captain Cook, 1888, in gilded (36x36mm) (C.1888/4); Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee/Australia, 1897, in gilded (31mm) with suspension loop (C.1897/26); British Transvaal War, 1899-1900, in gilded (23mm) pierced hole (C.1899-00/1); King George V & Queen Mary Coronation/Victoria, 1911, in gilded (31mm) with suspension loop (C.1911/222); Dunbar/Empire Marrickville, 1912, in aluminium (23mm) with suspension loop (C.1912/5); Sydney Harbour Bridge Opened (Pageant), 1932, in gilded (27mm) with suspension loop (C.1932/4); King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation/Victoria, 1937, in gilded (31mm) with suspension loop (C.1937/10); Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in tombac silvered (36mm) (C.1938/12) without suspension loop; Centenary Public School Sport, 1889-1989, in bronze (31mm) reverse an Australian 1964 penny; also a First Communion medal in silver (25mm) with suspension loop, inscribed, 'P.Foley/Bega/24.6.37'. Fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Australian International Exhibitions, Sydney 1879-80, Melbourne 1880-81, in bronze, by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, obverse, head of Prince of Wales right, reverse, wreath, inside inscribed, 'Sir Philip/Cunliffe-Owen/K.C.M.G., C.B., C.I.E./For/Services'. Light rub marks on high points of obverse, some small dig marks around engraved area on reverse, otherwise uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1879-1880, in white metal (38mm) by Stokes & Martin (C.1879-80/16). Holed at top, edge knocks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Goulburn Agricultural Pastoral & Horticultural Society, undated (1880s), unissued award medal in silver (56mm; 62.6g), handcrafted plain disc with ornate surround and shaped wire style suspension, obverse inscribed, 'Goulburn/AP&H/Society/188-', reverse inscribed, 'Awarded To'. Suspension loose on one side, several scuff marks, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Medals and other collectables, noted Melbourne Exhibition, 1880, in silver (19mm) (C.1880/8); Australian Bicentennial, the official commemorative medallion, 1988, in bronze (50mm) by Royal Australian Mint (cased) (2); All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School, undated, in gilt (51mm) by G.A.Miller (cased); cufflinks (3 sets and several singles); small pen knives (2); a variety of other medals, phone cards, other collectable cards; also Sydney Harbour Bridge Anniversary teaspoons, 1982, in goldplate (2), David Jones hallmarked silver teaspoon, 1988, and 'Australian Olympic Legend' DNA authenticated collector pin set of five with certificate signed by Dawn Fraser (2 cased sets). Poor - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Robert Raikes Centenary of Sunday School, 1880, in bronze (31mm) (C.1880/15a); National Exhibition Queensland, 1891, in silvered (22mm) (C.1891/3); George VI Coronation, 1937, in bronze (27mm) (C.1937/3); Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in tombac silvered (C.1938/12) with suspension loop. All except second cleaned, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
County of Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society, undated (1882), in silver (37mm) by Altmann, inscribed on reverse, 'Lucan St Brewery Co/ Sandhurst/2nd Prize/ Light Ale/Grand Natonal Show/ 1882.' Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
N.S.W.R.(ailways), PRMTTA (Parramatta), 1884, pass in silver (27mm x 22mm oval) holed at top, inscribed on reverse '48/First Class/J.Y.Mills/XII/1884'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Departure of NSW Troops for Soudan, 1885, in silver (24mm) (C.1885/12) holed at top with part chain fitted; South Australian Centennial Exhibition, 1936, in silver (33mm) (C.1936/4) inscribed on reverse, 'R.B.Urry/Art Metal Work'; W.McCarthy/Year of the Child, 1979, in silver (32mm) (C.1979/7) only 25 issued in silver; Designed and Built in Australia/N.S.W Railways/Victorian Railways, undated, in silver (38mm) (C.D/11) in case of issue; N.S.W.Rifle Association medal, undated, in silver (30mm) suspension missing; kangaroo design on a uniface silver disc, holed at each side for fitting to a bracelet (WWI period). Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240