Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, WALES, Parys Mine Company,Thomas Williams, (1737-1802), attorney and businessman, part owner and managing partner of the Parys and Mona Mine Companies of Anglesey, Copper Penny (7), 1788, all edge ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY, obv Druid's head left within thin oak wreath and outer border of acorns, twenty-four single acorns in wreath, acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie, rev P M Co cypher, 1788, WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY within a border of acorns, curved 1 and 7, 1 just to right and touches second limb of second N of PENNY, second 8 under W of WE (D&H Anglesey 86); obv twenty single acorns in wreath, acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie (Atkins p.267, 55; D&H Anglesey 91); obv seventeen single acorns in wreath, no acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie, rev 1 just to left of centre of foot of Y of PENNY (Atkins p.267, 61; D&H Anglesey 94); obv sixteen single acorns in wreath, no acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie (Atkins p.268, 64; D&H Anglesey 96); obv fourteen acorns in wreath, no acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie, rev 1 just to left of foot of Y of PENNY, second 8 under second downstroke of W of WE (Atkins p.268, 65; D&H Anglesey 97); obv nineteen acorns in wreath, no acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie, rev 1 just to left of centre of foot of Y of PENNY (D&H Anglesey 98); obv twenty-four acorns in wreath, acorn to point of hood, four acorns at tie, rev 1 just to left of foot of Y of PENNY (Atkins p.268, 66; D&H Anglesey 99). D&H 86 with a little detritus and minor marks, otherwise better than extremely fine, D&H 91 with light marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine, D&H 94 with the remains of an old number lightly inked into the left obverse field and a small amount of pigment on the edge, good extremely fine with faded colour remaining, D&H 96 good extremely fine, a bit of red casting wax adhering, D&H 97 and 99 nearly good extremely fine, D&H 98 better than extremely fine, D&H 94 rare, D&H 86 very rare, D&H 98 exceedingly rare. (7)

Williams effectively gained control of the entire operations of the Parys Mountain and, later, the Cornish Metal Company, giving him a near monopoly over the development and production of copper and the copper trade in Great Britain.

Estimate: £400-600