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 (6), 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-three acorns in wreath, four acorns at tie (2), rev P M Co cypher, 1788, WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY within a border of acorns, curved 1 and 7 (D&H Anglesey 100); rev 8 under W of WE (Pye p.1, 7; Atkins p.268, 67; D&H Anglesey 101); obv twenty-two acorns in wreath, rev 1 just to left of foot of Y of PENNY (D&H Anglesey 102); rev 1 under foot of Y of PENNY (D&H Anglesey 104); obv no acorn to point of hood, rev 1 just to right and touches second limb of second N of PENNY, second 8 under W of WE (D&H Anglesey 106); obv twenty-one acorns in wreath, rev 1 between N and Y of PENNY (Atkins p.268, 69; D&H Anglesey 107). D&H 100 with the remains of an old number lightly inked into the left obverse field and a small amount of pigment remaining on the edge, scattered marks, otherwise nearly very fine, D&H 101 good extremely fine, D&H 102 extremely fine, D&H 104 with scattered marks, otherwise better than fine, D&H 106 with scattered marks, otherwise very fine, D&H 107 with minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine with faded colour remaining, scarce, D&H 101 rare, D&H 102 very rare, D&H 100, 104 and 106 extremely rare. (6)

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: £250-300