Auction Catalogue
Miscellaneous, An engraved convict’s token, standing figure of man smoking pipe, legend around (Charles Frime), innocant in exergue, rev. two doves, 1783 below, legend around (Charles Frime cast for 7 years to America Novr. 2), 30mm; together with a rectangular copper sheet bearing the same intaglio designs as an engraved woodblock plate, 74 x 46mm [2]. First fine, the plate extremely fine; an historically interesting pair of great rarity (£400-500)
Provenance:
Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 421
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 359
D.E. Litrenta Collection.
Both illustrated, the plate reduced
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