Mike V. writes: In 1998 and 1999 there were two large auctions of British tokens (‘Condor tokens’) by Noble. Who is Noble? Where are they located? How can one obtain catalogs and prices realized of these auctions?
William J. Noble is a collector of tokens and other exonumia of British numismatic History. The two sales that I am privy to are the W.J. Noble Collection of British Tokens, 7th and 8th July, 1998 and The W.J. Noble collection of British Tickets and Passes and World Tokens on 3rd and 4th August, 1999.
There was a lot of interest in these sales as the collections were very complete and the catalogs have become a text book on Condor and other tokens. You’ll have to rummage around, numismatic book sales and such, to try to find copies. When you find them, copies with the prices realized aren’t cheap. Expect to pay in the neighborhood of $100 per catalog.
The catalogs were published by Noble Numismatics Pty. Ltd, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia.
