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 (4), 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 acorns in wreath, no stem to last leaf on left, rev P M Co cypher, 1788, WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY within a border of acorns, straight 1 and 7, 1 under second limb of second N of PENNY (D&H Anglesey 228); obv short stem to last leaf on left, bust nearly touches first inside leaf on left, rev 1 under first limb of second N of PENNY (Atkins p.271, 104; D&H Anglesey 229); obv last leaf stem on left springs from the end of leaf (2), rev 1 just to right of second limb of second N of PENNY (Atkins p.271, 107; D&H Anglesey 230); rev 1 between N and Y of PENNY (Atkins p.271, 106; D&H Anglesey 231). D&H 228 with scattered marks and surface roughness, otherwise extremely fine, D&H 229 with a little detritus, red casting wax adhering, otherwise nearly good extremely fine, D&H 230 with scattered light marks, otherwise nearly good extremely fine, D&H 231 with minor spots, otherwise good extremely fine, D&H 228 rare, D&H 229 very rare. (4)

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: £200-300