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Dirk Hartog's Plate, 1616, a pewter replica of the plate of the Dutch explorer, Dirk Hartog, that he left on the coast of Western Australia in 1616 and discovered by Willem de Vlamingh in 1697 and he replaced it with one his own and returned the Hartog plate to the Netherlands where it is kept at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the oldest known artefact of European exploration, the script on the plate is Dutch but there is a metal disc with an English translation attached to the back of the plate. Very fine copy of original plate.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Royal Society, Copley Medal (1737) in copper (43mm) by J.S. Tanner (Eimer 540). Brown patina, uncirculated.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Anson, Defeat of the French Fleet off Cape Finisterre, 1747, in silver (43mm) by T.Pingo, obverse, bust of Lord Anson, left, being crowned by Victory, reverse, Victory, holding a wreath and trident standing upon a sea monster, six laurel wreaths around with the names of the principal officers of the 'Centurion' on her world voyage of 1740-1744 (MH 345, Eimer 616). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Captain James Cook, 'Courage and Perseverance', 1779, in bronze(37mm) in exergue 'Born 1728 Died 1779' (BHM 218; MH 375, Eimer 778; K 3). Minor edge bruising, black adhesions on some letters on reverse, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $7,500
Passed in
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on the reverse, on this side is engraved, "Dear Friend/(heart with two arrows through it)/take this as a token/of love and Gratitude/from your ever well/wisher/Sarah Phillips/(star)/Love the Giver/(with a band of leaves around the bottom)". Good fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,700
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is engraved, "London/1811/Nathaniel/Boone/7 Years", and on the other side is engraved a clock with the single hand pointing to 4. Very good.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,500
Convict Love Token, on a George III 1807 halfpenny with reverse shaved smooth, on the reverse side is engraved, "Wm/Lynch/1818". Minor edge nicks, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny with both sides shaved smooth, on one side is engraved, "When/This You See/Remember/Mee (sic)", and on the other side, "G.Mills/Sep. 25 1819" with a wreath of leaves at the bottom edge. Very good.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny with both sides shaved smooth, holed at the top, on one side is stipple engraved, "Sands/Lees 29/July 1819/Notts", and on the other side, "1819/(crossed hearts with arrows through them)/7 Years". A few dents on one side, otherwise good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, one side is floral decorated and on the other side is engraved, "Maria Harvey/when/this you see,/remember me and/hear me in your/mind, let all the/world say what/they will speak/of me as you/Find". Very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,400
Convict Love Token, on a George III halfpenny shaved smooth on both sides, engraved on one side is a man in period clothing pouring into a glass and in front of him is a round table with a candle in the centre and behind this is part of a window, around the edge is engraved, "James Gammon, Mary Kent", and on the other side is engraved, "When This You See Remember Mee (sic) And/Bare (sic) Mee (sic) Inn (sic) Your Mind Lett (sic)/All The World, Say What/Thay (sic) Will Speek (sic) Of Me/As You Find". Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $4,200
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny with the reverse shaved smooth, holed at the top, on the obverse side is carved the letter, "J", on the other side is carved, "(the top line is crossed out)/ Keep this Medal/In Remembrance/of James Woodriffe/Special (crossed hearts with arrows through them) Affection". A few small edge nicks, otherwise very good.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Convict Love Token, on a George III 1806 halfpenny shaved smooth on reverse, engraved on reverse, "A (with opposing set squares at the sides)/Token of Respect/From (with three leaf clover at the sides)/G.Williams/To (with a trowel at one side and a half moon and stars at the other side)/A.Huse/1825". Good - fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,000
Convict Love Token, on a 1797 cartwheel penny with obverse shaved smooth, on the obverse side is crudely carved, "John Stuart/18 (a heart with an arrow through it) 22/For W (illegible/P(illegible)". Good.
Estimate $200
SOLD $650
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is engraved, "W.Jerram/Conv 10 Jul/1826 leics" and on the other side, "liken/the divine/pay'e penance/for thy/crime". A few dents, otherwise fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $900
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is stipple engraved, "Maria/Love. When/this you see/Remember/me", and on the other side, "When I/am far away/Charles/Love/1827", with some stipple engraved ferns on both sides. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,600
Convict Love Token, on a 1797 cartwheel penny with the reverse shaved smooth, on the reverse side is stipple engraved, "When/this you see/think on me./When I am far/away./J.Robinson/1827". Edge nick, otherwise fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $3,200
Convict Love Token, on a George III halfpenny with obverse shaved smooth, on the obverse side is engraved a heart with leaves and flowers and around the edge is engraved, "Forget Me Not Mother 1827/J Dowdell (sic)". Fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,400
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny with the reverse shaved smooth, obverse stipple engraved, "IB/GA/IA/1828 A.A1828", the reverse stipple engraved, "When/This you see/Remember me/although I at A/distance be/IA", with some decorative work. Large edge nick on reverse, otherwise fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $650
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is stipple engraved "George Armstrong/Chas Kitchen/1828" and on the other side is stipple engraved, a spray with the stipple engraved legend, "A Token Of Affection". Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,600
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is engraved, "James/Picket/Agd 25/1829" within an engraved wreath, and on the other side is engraved, "Forget/me Not/Love" also within an engraved wreath. Fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,600
Convict Love Token, engraved on an 1806 penny with the reverse shaved smooth, on this side is engraved, "Jane Winter/When/this you see/remember me/H.Winter/1830". Fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
Convict Love Token, engraved on an 1826 penny with the reverse shaved smooth, on this side is stipple engraved, "A/Token/Of Friendship/W.P/To/I.W" and at the sides, "18/31", all in a decorative pattern. Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is engraved, "Thomas/Cumbers/Fulham/7 Years", and on the other side is engraved, "Tried/At Newgate/March 23/1837/Guilty, 7 Years" (some of engraving is difficult to read). Some oxidation on one side, otherwise fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,000
Convict Love Token, on a George III halfpenny shaved smooth on both sides, stipple engraved on one side, "Forget/me not/(a pair of hands shaking)/when I am/Far away/April 10", and on the other side, a heart above two crossed oval slabs bearing the initials, "GB" at the top and "AB" at the bottom, and below this is the date 1840 with a wreath of leaves and flowers around the edge. Fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,900
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.
Estimate $200
SOLD $650
Convict Love Token, engraved on a George III penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is stipple engraved with a half-kneeling man within a floral wreath and the words, "Commence 1840 April 10" and on the other side, (difficult to read but appears to be) "My/Dear pet/sister for/me now ???/are fair/amiay (?)/G". Fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Convict Love Token, on a George III halfpenny shaved smooth on both sides, stipple engraved on one side, "John/Tombs/Wheatley/July 3rd" and on the other side, "Forget/Me not/When far/Away/1849". Good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,200
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny shaved smooth on both sides, on one side is engraved a couple in period clothes holding hands with a flower between them and with the engraved legend, "J.Williams Aged 18 Mary Price Aged 16", and on the reverse is engraved, "When/this you see-re/member me and/bear me in your/m.i.n.d. & when I get/my sweet liberty to/you I will prove/Kind." and below this is engraved a bunch of flowers. Hairlines, otherwise fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,400
Convict Love Token, engraved on a 1797 cartwheel penny with both sides shaved smooth, on one side is stipple engraved a man and lady in period dress facing each other and holding one hand with the man presenting the lady with an open ring box with the other hand and at the side on the left is the initial E and at the right side is the initial D, on the reverse is stipple engraved, "When/this you see/Remember Mee (sic)/And bear Mee (sic) in/Your Mind let all/the World Say What/They Will don't prove/them as Unkind (with a house within trees at the base)". Fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $800