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 (6), 1789, all edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, obv Druid's head left within thin oak wreath, twenty-five acorns in wreath, four acorns at tie (3), rev P M Co cypher, 1789, THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY, 1 points just to right of second limb of second N of HALFPENNY, 9 just to left of first limb of H of THE (Atkins p.279, 186; D&H Anglesey 359); rev 1 points just to left of foot of Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.280, 187; D&H Anglesey 360); rev 1 points just to right of second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.280, 188; D&H Anglesey 361); obv second outside acorn to right is level with second inside acorn, rev upright acorn as stop (Atkins p.280, 189; D&H Anglesey 362); obv second outside acorn to right is below second inside acorn (2), rev 9 under H of THE (Atkins p.280, 190; D&H Anglesey 363); rev 9 just to left of first limb of H of THE (D&H Anglesey 364). D&H 359 with minor spots, otherwise good extremely fine with a fair amount of colour remaining, D&H 360 better than extremely fine, D&H 361 nearly extremely fine with a bit of red casting wax adhering, D&H 362 nearly good extremely fine, D&H 363 with obverse stain and scattered marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine, D&H 364 good extremely fine with colour remaining, D&H 363 rare. (6)

D&H 361 ex Dalton 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: £150-200