b'71717COPPIN\'S BALLOON - AEROSTATIC MEDAL: in white medal, 38mm diameter, verso inscribed \'CREMORNE GARDENS/VICTORIA 1858\', pierced at top. Rare.George Coppin was an English-born comic actor, entrepreneur & politician, who resided in Australia for much of his life. In c.1855 he purchased the Theatre Royal and the Cremorne Pleasure Gardens, Richmond, from whence the balloon flights departed.The medal was sold to attendees to the launch of the four Melbourne flights of the \'Australasian\' balloon which departed between February and April 1858. The second flight (Feb.15) resulted in a mini-riot when the balloon landed between the Collingwood Stockade and Brunswick, where Coppin and the balloon were brutally attacked by the local populace.Another example, then stated to be one of possibly four known, sold at a 2008 Noble\'s Auction for $1,800$1,0001,50018SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE STEEL RIVET MEDAL: struck on a planchet from a slice of surplus rivet manufactured by McPhersons, used in the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 27mm diameter, weight 13.12gr, c.1932; G/VG. .$15020019Small selection with 1855 Edward De Carle (Auctioneers) 1d (R114); 1857 I. Friedmann (Auctioneers, Hobart) 1d (R141), R.Parker (Ironmonger, Geelong) 1d (R412, undated), 1858 Peace & Plenty 1d (R415) with "Die crack between \'E\' & \'A\' of \'PEACE\'"; also NEW ZEALAND 1871 Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association d (R36); generally G to F. (5)$15020020ROBERT HYDE & CO (GENERAL MARINE STORE): 1861 (R286) 1d token, 34mm diameter, aEF, Rated R2. .$150200Australian CoinsAustraliaMixed lots211920s-2000s array with circulated pre-decimal 1937 Crown (2), Florins (6) including 1927 Canberra, decimal with 50c Round, large quantity of circulated decimal coinage incl. commemorative 50c; uncirculated decimals including 1990 Anzac 75th Anniv. $5, 1999 Last Anzacs Canberra $1 (2) 2012 Macquarie Mint silver (Kiribati) $10 proofs (2), 2012 uncirculated coin set, 2018 100 Years of Anzac 20c; also circulated $1 (2) & $2 banknotes, plus 55c fantasy note and a small group of medallions incl. Herald Sun \'The Anzacs\' (2), Shire of Mildura Centenary medallion, etc; condition variable. (qty) $14018022COIN SETS: with 1988 uncirculated coin sets (3), 1988 Arnott\'s 3-coin Bicentenary set Unc, 1988 $5 (2) Unc, all in original packaging; also GREAT BRITAIN 1971 First Decimal Coin sets (3), 1980 QM 80th Birthday Crowns (4) and 1981 Royal Wedding Crowns (4), NEW ZEALAND 1967 1c to $1 uncirculated coin set and SINGAPORE 1988 uncirculated coin set. (19) $12016023PENNIES: circulated 1911-64 accumulation; also some HALFPENNIES and a 1797 Proclamation \'Cartwheel\' Penny; condition variable, total weight 3kg approx $12016024Selection with RAM 1986, 1987 & 1992 Proof Coin sets and 1989 $10 silver proof; also CANADA 1985 proof coin set; original packaging; also mostly pre-decimal circulated world coins including some silver 3ds/6ds, plus a heavily creased Australian Sheehan/Macfarlane 10/-. (small qty) $100150ImagesLot numbers in black indicate lots not illustrated in this catalogue but which are available online at www.leski.com.au'