Catalogue
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, threepence. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, threepence and penny. Extremely fine; nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Commonwealth of Autralia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Oxidised, possibly copper alloy instead of brass, porous, extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Commonwealth of Autralia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Uneven tone, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
Not offered
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Good fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Kangaroo Ground Church, communion token in white metal (22mm), obverse 'Kangaroo/Ground/Church', reverse a commmunion table draped with a cloth and bearing a paten of bread and a chalice, below 'This Do/In Remembrance/Of Me/Luke 22.19'. Very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Renmark Club checks, 3d, 1/- (2), 2/- (2) and 2/6, a well matched set (EF-UNC); Tattersalls Club Melbourne, 6d, 1/- (2); F.H.Wagner, North Adelaide 3d; Charles Shelley Pty Ltd, 10/- (type with concentric circles on obverse). Fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $170
Not offered
Northern Club, Launceston, tokens, undated, in brass (6d), copper (1s), cupro nickel (2s) and white metal (2s). The last holed, the second and third with some spotting but virtually uncirculated, overall fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $100
Not offered
A selection of value stated checks and stock tokens, includes S.A. Gas Co. 1d token; 'S.R.' check '100'; 'J.T.' check; value stated checks, (25mm) 3d (5), three types, 6d; checks, (23mm) 6d (2), 1/- (3), 1/6d; checks, (21mm) 6d (4), two varieties, 1/-, 2/6, 6d; check, aluminium (19mm) 2/-. All described in 2x2 holders, mostly fine - extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Moonee Valley, North Hill (horse racing - trotting), entrance token (31mm) special strike in silver on a thick flan. Proof-like finish, uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Geelong Lost Dogs Home Animal Hospital Society, life membership badge (39mm), registered No.7453. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $60
Not offered
Bread tokens, mostly different, in 2x2 holders, described, also a few milk, ice and meat tokens, includes C.Collyer, Katoomba, one loaf; also a USA issue, a Scottish Communion token and six machine good luck tokens, in aluminium. Fine - extremely fine. (approx 100)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,100
Bread, milk, tea, pool and casino tokens mostly all different, a wide selection. Fine - uncirculated. (69)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
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