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 Pallmer, Farthing, 1.05g/6h (N 2839; Young 47a; BW. 47); John Pares, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.95g/6h (N 2841; BW. 48); William Savidge, Halfpenny, 1670, 2.48g/12h (N 2843; BW. 50) [3]. Second very fine and well struck, others fine but first a trifle bent (£80-100)

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

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Provenance:
BW. 47 bt Baldwin 1966; *BW. 48 bt J.L. Wetton 1966; BW. 50 bt 1972.

Jane Palmer (†February 1670), innholder, The Roundhead’s Inn, widow of Richard Palmer; John Pares (1635-1712), innholder and vintner, enrolled as a free burgess September 1664, chamberlain 1679, alderman 1685, mayor 1695, the first regularly-appointed postmaster for Leicester, married Mary Orton (1636-1728), September 1664; William Savage (b.1629), innholder, The Wheatsheaf. 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