British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

17th Century Tokens, Leicestershire, Leicester, John Pares, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.30g/6h (N 2841; BW. 48); NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Blyth, Henry Carier, Halfpenny, 1.31g/6h (PMP 5; N 3495; BW. 4); YORKSHIRE, Doncaster, George Rasine, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.85g/6h (N 5844; BW. 81) [3]. Second about fine and rare, others fair £70-100

Provenance: BW. 48 bt R. Gladdle; BW. 4 O.P. Eklund Collection; BW. 81 R.C. Willey Collection.

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; Henry Carier, mercer; George Rasine, apothecary, mayor 1665