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 (12), 1788, all edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, obv Druid's head left within thin oak wreath, twenty-four acorns in wreath, four acorns at tie, rev P M Co cypher, 1788, THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY, 1 points to foot of Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.278, 175; D&H Anglesey 339); obv single acorn above point of hood, rev 1 points between N and Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.278, 176; D&H Anglesey 340); obv second inside acorn on right springs from leaf, rev 1 points slightly to right of second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (D&H Anglesey 341); obv double inside acorns on right have a short stem (2), rev 1 points between N and Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.278, 177; D&H Anglesey 344); rev 1 points to left of foot of Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.278, 178; D&H Anglesey 345); obv double inside acorns have very short stems (3), rev 1 points between N and Y of HALFPENNY (D&H Anglesey 346); rev 1 points to right of second N of HALFPENNY (D&H Anglesey 347); rev 1 points to left of foot of Y of HALFPENNY (D&H Anglesey 348); obv acorns on right arranged as three pairs, double and single together, pair, and another single, rev 1 points to second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.279, 179; D&H Anglesey 349); obv twenty-three acorns in wreath, rev 1 points to second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.279, 180; D&H Anglesey 350); obv first inside acorn on left equidistant between bust and stem, rev 1 points to second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.279, 181; D&H Anglesey 351); obv no spurs on leaf stems, rev 1 points just to right of first limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Conder p.4, 20-23; Pye p.3, 2, 3; Virt p.103; Atkins p.279, 182; D&H Anglesey 352). D&H 346 with "M R" carved into the obverse, otherwise very fine, D&H 347 likely wiped at some time, nearly extremely fine, others generally good extremely fine or better, D&H 341 nearly as made, D&H 350 rare, D&H 344, 346 and 348 very rare, D&H 347 exceedingly rare. (12)

D&H 345, D&H 346 ex Hamer Collection
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: £300-500