AUSTRALIA, Private Token Issues. Elizabeth Jackson, convict(?). Æ Token (35mm, 20.76 g, 2h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 805. Estimated: $ 750

World, Bronze

Sold For $ 450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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AUSTRALIA, Private Token Issues. Elizabeth Jackson, convict(?). Æ Token (35mm, 20.76 g, 2h). ELIZABETH/ JACKSON over heart pierced by two arrows and flanked by stars; all within decorative border / Serpent (coral snake?) entwined around anchor flanked by stars. All engraved on a smoothed copper coin with an engrailed edge, likely an 1805 Irish penny. Brown surfaces, some roughness. VF.

Elizabeth Jackson may have been a convict transported to Australia. At least three individuals bearing this name can be found in the records. One, transported aboard the Marquis Cornwallis in 1795-1796 is too early for the host coin. A second, transported aboard the Duchess of Northumberland in 1852-1853 seems too late. If the individual named on this token was indeed a convict, the most likely person appears to be the Elizabeth Jackson transported on the Mary Anne in 1839. The possibility also exists that this is simply a love token. The heart pierced by arrows is a classic symbol of love, and the anchor & snake of the reverse might suggest that Elizabeth’s sweetheart was a sailor.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 20 September at 9 AM ET.

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