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