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Captain James Cook, memorial medal (1784) in bronze (43mm) by L.Pingo for the Royal Society (MH 374; BHM 758). Some porosity pitting on obverse, otherwise nicely dark toned and good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $650
Baudin's Exploring Expedition, 1801, in copper (38mm), issued for the corvettes Geography and Naturalist voyage to New Holland (Australia) (MH 174), by Montagny, pierced hole at top for suspension, obverse, the Consul Bonaparte's bust left, reverse, 6-lines of French text, variety with low scroll. Weak strike on some letters on right side obverse legend and doubling of image behind Consul's head, some surface marks and also minor edge necks and bumps, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $700
Convict token, on a British 1797 cartwheel penny completely shaved smooth on both sides, stipple engraved, "William/Tooley/Aged 18/Trans/Ported/For 7/Years", the other side stipple engraved, "July 3/Forget/Me Not/Dear /Elizabeth/1832". Extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Convict token, on a British 1797 cartwheel penny completely shaved smooth on both sides, stipple engraved, "Dear Brother/s And Si/sters Fo/rget M/e Not K/eep Thi/s In", on the other side "Reme/mbran/ce Of JW/Transpo/rted 10/Years/1841". Good very fine.
Estimate $1,300
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Convict token, on a George III halfpenny shaved smooth on one side and engraved, "H.F/Remember/Me Till I/Come Back/From Sydney/E.M.L.C". Fine.
Estimate $600
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Convict token, on a George III cartwheel halfpenny, Joseph Clulow impressed in obverse fields, engraved date 1802 replacing original date . Porous surfaces, fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Convict token, on a George III cartwheel halfpenny, shaved smooth on reverse, holed, R.H engraved above an engraving of a man swaying backwards with a drink in each hand, J M engraved in left and right obverse fields. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $190
Convict Love Token, on a shaved smooth Union Copper Company penny, 1812, WE/H within heart, olive leaves around. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Convict tokens, on shaved down British halfpennies, obv. two hearts pierced by two arrows, rev. JWO monogram ornamented by leaves; another obv. JW monogram ornamented by leaves, rev. MW engraved; another on a George IV penny, obv. EW engraved in left field, rev. Ratony engraved around left side, WC engraved near centre, several other letters engraved throughout. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Medallions, including Cessation of Transportation in white metal (C.1853/1), Commonwealth Jubilee Celebration 1951 Queensland bar (c.1951/1); Victoria, Govt. Centenary 1951 in bronze 'Otway Football Association 1951' in bronze; Jingellic Agricultural Society Members badge with Gala Day card 1932; Rosalie Shire Century, 1979 in silver. Fair - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Port Phillip Farmer's Society, Instituted 1848, prize medal in silver (51mm), by Arnoldi, pin-back fitting on reverse but pin missing, reverse inscribed, 'Fresh Butter/First Prize/To/Mr W Wilson/1858'. Edge bumps and contact marks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
New South Wales Prize Exhibitors medal, 1862 (London) in silver (76mm), by W.Kullrich, edge inscribed, 'John Campbell Esq. Services'. A few small marks on cheek, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $1,250
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New South Wales Prize Exhibitors Medal, 1862 (London) in silver (76mm) by W.Kullrich, edge impressed 'Mrs. C. Cowper. Wine'. Contact marks and scratches, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $950
SOLD $850
International Exhibition London, Products of Queensland, 1862, in silver (64mm) (BHM2748), by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, reverse inscription, 'Queensland Offers/Her First Fruits/To Britain', unnamed as issued. Edge nicks and some marks in reverse field, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
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Queensland Pastoral Society, Springsure, prize medal in silver (51mm), by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/W.H.Richards Esq./for the best/Imported Ram./1865.'. Hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $750
Intercolonial Exhibition, Victoria, 1866, award medal in gilded bronze (38mm), by T.Stokes, obverse, personification of Victoria standing and facing left while holding a palm in her left hand and receiving her six sisters who each bring a gift, this being the same design as the 1866-67 issue for the exhibition, and is possibly a pattern for that issue as the exhibition started in 1866 but continued into 1867, reverse features a wreath of fruits and produce, unnamed. Edge nicks and surface marks, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Exhibition Of Colonial Products, Brisbane, Queensland, 1866, in bronze (64mm), obverse by J.S.Wyon, reverse by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, Pinches die numbers 195A and 196A, unnamed as issued. Some oxidation marks on obverse, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
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Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh, H.M.S. Galatea, 1867, in white metal (47mm) (C.1867/2), by T.Stokes, Melbourne, holed for suspension and this plugged. Obverse with some dirt marks and a few small dark marks, a few small edge nicks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Pastoral & Agricultural Association Of Central New England, undated (c1869), in bronze (38mm), by W.J.Taylor, London, unnamed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Manaroo P. & A. Association, undated (c1870), in bronze (45mm), by J.Moore, obverse, sheep in pasture, reverse circular wreath and around the top is the Association's name double struck, unnamed. Contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce with double struck name.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Agricultural Society Of New South Wales, 1873, prize medal in bronze (89mm), reverse inscribed, 'Dr March/Copper Ores &c./(Class) 522/1873'. A few contact marks and some small oxidation spots, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
London Annual International Exhibition, of All Fine Arts, Industries and Inventions, 1873, in gilt bronze (70mm) (Eimer 1622), obverse by G.Morgan and reverse by J.Gamble, obverse, bust of Prince of Wales left, reverse, facade of exhibition buildings including Albert Hall, edge impressed, 'Victorian Meat Preserving Company'. Some edge marks and loss of gilding, otherwise very fine and rare to Australian recipient.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in silver (69mm), (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell. Des. - J.Hogarth. Fec. in line above exergue, below Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse 'Melbourne. 1875' and impressed at top edge with recipient's name, 'Messrs J. Kitchen & Sons.'. Edge bumps, otherwise toned nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69mm) (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell. Des. - J.Hogarth. Fec. in line above exergue and below Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse, 'Melbourne. 1875', impressed on edge, 'Messrs Nance Davis & Co.', in case of issue (this damaged). Dark toned and some small oxidation spots and very small edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69mm), (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell. Des. - J.Hogarth. Fec. in line above exergue, below Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse 'Melbourne. 1875' and impressed at top edge with recipient's name, 'R. C. Read.'. A few small edge nicks, otherwise toned extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69mm) (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell. Des. - J.Hogarth. Fec. in line above exergue and below Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse, 'Melbourne. 1875', impressed on edge, 'D.Davies.'. Dark toned and some small oxidation spots, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Drayton & Toowoomba Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Prize Medal in silver (46mm), reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/M.Tansey./Best/Bred Shorthorn Cow./1877.'; another identical but in bronze (46mm), reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/M.Tansey,/Second Prize/Shorthorn Bull, 2 yrs./1877.'. The first with several edge nicks and some contact marks, otherwise good very fine, the second with some mint red, a few minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $1,200
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Drayton & Toowoomba Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Prize Medal, in bronze (46mm), by RC (R.Capner), unnamed. Poorly struck on reverse, some contact marks and edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $200
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Queensland Pastoral & Agricultural Society, Ipswich, in silver (49mm), reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/Philip Milerick's/Smiler & Jessie/Farm Horses or Mares/May 1877'. Edge nicks and cuts, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
National Agricultural & Industrial Association Of Queensland, (1878), in bronze (73mm), by R.Capner, ring top suspension fitted but loop now removed, reverse inscribed, 'R.Chute/for/Horse Collars/1877'. Edge bumps and irregular toning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
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