Convict love tokens penny and halfpenny examples, one attractively engraved with dove and initials, the other with leaf and monogram initials, 18th/19th century, (2 items)
Two convict love tokens, copper, late 18th century, both coins smoothed, the larger engraved 'Ambrose Birch/Born 9th May/1791 below English rose, Scotch thistle, Irish clover emblems and 'God Save King William', with sentiment to the reverse: 'A dismal…
Convict love token, shaved and engraved halfpenny, inscription on the obverse reads 'Edward Stowers / free Sep 17 / 1824' the reverse engraved with the initials 'Fcs/Ls/Hs/Es/Js/Gs' between floral wreaths, weight 9.50gm, diameter 29.5 mm. Provenance:…
1824 convict love token, stipple engraved on a George III 'Cartwheel' penny, the obverse features two doves resting on a love heart above the date '1824', the reverse reading 'Dear May Wien (sic) - this You see - Remember Me - under a (unclear) - Doomed…
Convict love token engraved 'T.M.' on 1797 cartwheel copper penny; together with a book on the subject 'Convict love Tokens' Wakefield press, (south Aust. 1997), ex-library edition, (2 items)