Catalogue
Love tokens, Great Britain halfpennies (3), first, hearts above 'Succss (sic) To/True/Harts/1781' on one side, 'W.B./(greeting hands joined)/C H' on the other; second, 'Joseph/Dunnage/Born Octr/19, 1826' on one side, monogram 'JD' on the other; third, 'Many Happy/Returns of the Day/April 12th 1899' on one side, reverse of 1897 coin on other. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $450
Convict token, on British Georgian halfpenny blank, obverse inscribed 'Sarah Horton 1784' reverse inscribed monogram of TH. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $900
Convict love token, as an engraved piece on a George II worn Irish halfpenny, engraved 'Bartho.W./Langley/1787'. Very fine engraving host coin poor.
Estimate $850
SOLD $2,000
Convict love token, on smoothed British penny,1806/07, obverse engraved 'A Token of/Love and Respect/From John/Wheatley to his/father/Jasw.', a sailing ship and the date 1844 below within a rope circle, on either side an emu and kangaroo, reverse engraved 'Accept this ;/tho'poor it be and/and keep it for my/sake/o may your kind and /gratefull heart no more/have cause to ache/MY FATHER'. An excellent example of a convict love token with fine detail, extremely fine.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $17,000
Convict love token, on British 1797 penny blank, obverse inscribed 'Heny./Chaplin/forget me/Not' reverse inscribed with the numbers 1843 in the hemispheres and 'Liberty/Is/Sweet'. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $3,100
Not offered
Convict token, engraved on a smoothed 1797 cartwheel penny, obverse, around the top 'God save King William', below decorated with rose and thistle sprays, across the lower half, 'Ambrose Birch/Born 9th May/1791', reverse engraved, 'A dismal/prison is my/lot but more than/all by friends forgot/Oh think of me in/this dread place and/be my friend tho'/in disgrace.' Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $11,000
Engraved token, (on a 1797 penny?) 'William Porter Print Cutter Stubbins/July 11th 1804 W Porter', possibly a convict or apprentice token. Fine.
Estimate $950
SOLD $1,700
Convict token, 'Mary/Carter' impressed into obverse of Great Britain, George III, cartwheel penny, 1797. Fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $2,000
Convict token, Great Britain halfpenny smoothed both sides, obverse engraved 'Charles Rice Bovnd/June 27 1738' with a Scottish soldier in a sword fight with a civilian opponent, reverse engraved with a duck shooter and dog. Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
Convict token, Great Britain George III halfpenny, engraved on obverse 'Mary Ann Smyth aged 27' and on reverse 'Joseph Smyth/Cast for Death/4th July 1817/Aged 33'. Fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,000
Convict love token, a cartwheel penny, 1797, countermarked Adams over GB upside down. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Convict token, William III crown, 1696, engraved on obverse over King's portrait 'John/Lee Cook/Born Dec 31/-1815-/Gt.Grandson/of' 'James Lee Cook Born 24 Dec 1733', reverse engraved 'John Lee/Born 5 Augt 1765'. Good fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
Convict token, Great Britain William III crown, 1696, GEI for DEI, smoothed on reverse and engraved 'E.A.Gowan'. Fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $180
Love token, smoothed copper planchet (33mm), obverse engraved 'E.C.' in fancy script in centre and 'When This You See * Remember Me 1772' around, reverse engraved with initials 'G.D.' in shield supported by ribbon with foliage around sides. Fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Love token, Russian five kopek, obverse struck 'Mar-tha', reverse 'North/May 22/1793 By /Cab'. Pierced through, off centre near 10 o'clock, very good.
Estimate $350
SOLD $750
Love token, convict probably or seaman, Great Britain cartwheel penny, 1797, edges hammered flat and some attempt made to insert a pattern around rim, obverse, impressed initials, 'J.C' at top, below stippled, 'J. ?', at base is engraved with scroll of leaves and floral theme, reverse, impressed 'J.J(ones) stippled /L. Vale (stippled)/J.C impressed/J.C....... (stippled)/Birmingham(stippled).' Fine.
Estimate $170
Not offered
Love token, hand engraved silver disc (25mm), possibly on a shilling, engraved on one side 'M. Turton/Feby 4 1807' and various naval items such as cannon, sword, flag, and ships bow, on the other side are the initials 'HCSS' and foliage. Very good.
Estimate $350
Not offered
Victoria, General Macarthur's award medal, 1856, in bronze (34mm, 4mm thick) by J.Hogarth (incuse on truncation). Edge bumps, dents and hairline scratches, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
Not offered
Burke & Wills, 1861, in white metal (38mm) by E.A. Sc T.S.M. at base (C.1861/1 this piece). Reverse with casting flaw, very fine.
Estimate $400
Not offered
New South Wales Prize Exhibitors medal, 1862 (London) in bronze (76mm) uninscribed. Good extremely fine and rare in this metal.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Products of New South Wales, Paris Universal Exhibition 1867, in bronze (39mm) by L.C.Wyon, edge impressed 'Joseph Aarons for Services'. Good extremely fine and rare as such.
Estimate $400
Not offered
South Australian Agricultural & Horticultural Society, 1867, in bronze (34.5mm) by J.M.Wendt, Adelaide, presented by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh (C.1867/4) uninscribed. Uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $700
Not offered
South Australian Agricultural & Horticultural Society, 1867, in white metal (33.5mm) by J.M.Wendt, Adelaide, presented by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh (C.1867/4) uninscribed. Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
Not offered
Melbourne University Rowing Club, prize medal in silver (48mm) by W.J.Taylor, London, Poseidon reclining on couch beside river and holding an upright oar in right hand, reverse with wreath of reeds and water flowers, inside wreath inscribed, 'Upper Yarra/Scratch Fours/24th May 1870/R.D.S.Pinnock'; silver plated tankard (approx 125mm high), hallmarked on base for John Round & Son, Sheffield, engraved on side with garter marked 'M U R C' and inside 'Trial/1870/Fours', above is inscribed 'Crew' and at each side and below are the names, left, '1 J.G.Black/3. C.F.Taylor', right, '2. R.D.S.Pinnock/4. R.M.Pennefather', bottom, 'cox. D.B.Wilkie'. Very fine - good very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $880
Various medalets and badges, from 1872, 1886 (silver); 1888; 1905, NSW Railway Jubilee silver; 1932 silvered; War Widowers Guild, post World War II full size silver and smaller both by K.G.Luke, Melbourne; ANS, 1982 silver. Very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society, prize medal in silver (35mm) by Pinches London, inscribed on reverse 'Prize/to/Mr Geo Gardener/for/Animal Oil/Oct 1874'. With rim knocks and cuts around edge, good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Assorted tokens, medallions and medalets, including Sandy ex Rex Queensland (C.1876/3); International Exhibition Melbourne (C.1880-81/6); Jubilee (C.1897/26[5], 1897/83); Federation (C.1899/1[2]); Australia Mourns (C.1910/1); Centenary of West Australia (C.1929/2); Royal Queensland Yacht Club, one shilling token; medallions, Matthew Flinders, in silver, by Pinches; Hutt River province, five dollars, 1991; USA, Bicentennial, in silver (48mm, 80g). Poor - extremely fine. (49)
Estimate $220
SOLD $180
Sydney International Exhibition, 1879, in silver (76mm) by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, inscribed on reverse 'The Honourable/Sir James Martin, C.J./Vice President/of/Commission', no stop after CCC in date. Edge bruise on obverse at 2 o'clock, otherwise nearly uncirculated and extremely rare in this metal.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
First International Exhibition, New South Wales, 1879, in white metal (38.5mm) by Evan Jones, Sydney (C.1879/6) variant without maker's name. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
Not offered
Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, in white metal (76mm) by H.Stokes, possibly a trial strike. Very fine and rare in this metal.
Estimate $300
Not offered