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MONASTERY TOKENS?Rich Hartzog writes: "I would not think that monastery tokens are communion tokens, as such tokens are basically given out as proof the person is eligible to receive communion, for taking communion at a later date. Tom DeLorey writes: "I highly doubt that Monastery Tokens, whatever they are, would be communion tokens. In the closed community of a monastery, there would not be a need to identify the faithful qualified to receive the sacrament. Bob Leonard writes: "I believe that Gar is mistaken about "monastery tokens" being Communion tokens. They are mentioned in "British Tokens and Their Values" by Peter Seaby and Monica Bussell (Seaby's Numismatic Publications, 1970), p. 7: "Seventeenth Century Tokens - These tokens were the first genuine trade tokens to appear in this country. Hitherto crude lead tokens either in imitation of long cross pennies or bearing a rough design such as a pascal-lamb or a mitre had been issued by the monasteries to pay artisans employed by the monks. Villagers nicknamed them "Abbot's money" and they had a small local circulation." The mitre tokens from East Anglia are now thought to be "Boy Bishop" tokens. See Michael Mitchiner and Anne Skinner, "English Tokens, c. 1200 to 1425," BNJ 1983 (53), pp. 29-77, and "English Tokens, c. 1425 to 1672," BNJ 1984 (54), pp. 86-163, for additional information on early English lead tokens, including a bibliography."Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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