Catalogue
Edward VII, 1907 Melbourne. Nearly uncirculated/uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $750
Edward VII, 1908 Melbourne. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $750
Edward VII, 1908 Perth. Good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Edward VII, 1908 Sydney. Full original mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Edward VII, 1908 and 1910 Sydney. Very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Edward VII, 1909 Melbourne. Die break rim to head of king, uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Edward VII, 1909 Melbourne. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
Passed in
Edward VII, 1909 Perth. Nearly uncirculated and very scarce thus.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $1,200
Edward VII, 1909 Perth. Good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,000
Edward VII, 1910 Sydney. Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $900
George V, 1911 Sydney. Extremely fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $750
George V, 1912 Sydney. Mintmark flattened, extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $600
George V, 1915 Sydney. Extremely fine or better. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
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