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)

Williamson, G.C., Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in the county of Leicestershire, nd [1891], 12pp; Williamson, G.C., Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in the county of Rutland, nd [1891], 12pp; together with photocopies of the plate accompanying Joseph Young’s ‘Token Coinage of Leicestershire and Rutland in the XVII Century’, and of ‘Notes on Leicester 17th Century Tokens’ by Roy Rains, and a folded 4-page ALS from William Boyne, 11 March 1861, to a ‘Dear Sir’, “Herewith I send you the 6 Leicester Tokens D. Deakins, J. Goodall, D. Heggs, Red Lyon, Jno. Pares & W. Savidge. I hope they will please you” [lot]. Pamphlets in blue paper covers as issued, letter in fine condition and complete with red cord ties in which the six tokens were housed in transit (£40-60)

Provenance:
Ex libris Roy Rains; first two and letter acquired 1972, along with many of the tokens in his collection.

William Boyne wrote from 6 Moore Park Villas, Fulham, London S.W. The recipient is thought to have been possibly Thomas North, a founder member of what became the Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society, who compiled the first listing for the county in 1855, or more likely a then youthful Joseph Young (c.1844-1918), of 16 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester. Young was arguably the county’s foremost numismatist of his day. He was Williamson’s sub-editor for Leicestershire, subsequently penning a revised list, including Rutland, for the Transactions of the Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society, 1913-14. His collection was dispersed at Sotheby’s in February 1919