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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