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 Halfpenny (5), 1788, all edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, obv Druid's head left within thin oak wreath, twenty-six acorns in wreath, second inside acorn to left nearly touches bust, four acorns at tie, rev P M Co cypher, 1788, THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY, 1 points just to right of first limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.276, 147; D&H Anglesey 296); obv second inside acorn to left above base of bust, rev 1 points just to left of second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.276, 148; D&H Anglesey 297); obv twelve acorns to left and fourteen to right (2), rev 1 points between two N's of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.276, 150; D&H Anglesey 299); rev 1 points to first limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.276, 151; D&H Anglesey 300); obv twenty-five acorns in wreath, rev 1 points to second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.276, 152; D&H Anglesey 302). Generally nearly extremely fine to good extremely fine, D&H 297 bronzed and scarce. (5)

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: £100-150