Coins, Paper Money, Tokens and Historical Medals

YORKSHIRE, Doncaster, Doncaster Corporation Race Common, 1894, an oval silver pass, unsigned, arms of Doncaster, this token is the property of the owner of 14 st george gate doncaster, engraved (No. 3 May 1894), rev. this token entitles the owner to tickets for the grand stand and saddling paddock at race meetings under the control of the corporation on the conditions confirmed 10th may 1893, 59 x 43mm, 38.79g (W –; D & W –). Very fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Racing Tickets and Passes, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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St George Gate, Doncaster, a very well-to-do residential street in the centre of the town in the 18th and 19th centuries, is now a shopping thoroughfare. Research among the 1891 Census returns would likely provide the name of the original owner of the pass