Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

17th Century Tokens, Leicestershire, Leicester, Jane Lash, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.84g/12h (N 2833; BW. 39); James Lee, Farthing, 1656, 1.12g/6h (N 2834, different rev. die; BW. 40); John Mason, Farthing, [16]62, 1.03g/6h (BW. 41) [3]. First fine and rare, second very fine, last only mediocre but extremely rare (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Roy Rains Collection of 17th Century Tokens.

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Provenance:
BW. 39 bt 1972; *BW. 40 bt Baldwin 1966; BW. 41 bt Seaby 1974.

Jane Lash, innholder, The King’s Arms [formerly The Lion], Swine market, widow of William Lash (†September 1667); James Lee, mercer, admitted freeman March 1653, married Anna Cave, April 1655, alive 1666; John Mason (†August 1690), baker, St Mary’s, admitted freeman 1650. Sold with relevant photocopies of ‘Notes on Leicester 17th century tokens’ by Mr Rains, published in TCSB December 2002, pp.178-86, which gives further detail. Lee’s farthing is from an earlier rev. die to that shown in SCBI Norweb