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, 1790, Druid's head left within oak wreath, nineteen acorns in wreath, eight to left and eleven to right, single inside acorn to left above point of hood, hood is comprised of fine parallel lines, no acorns at tie, rev P M Co cypher, 1790, THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY above, 1 points just to left of second limb of second N of HALFPENNY, 0 under first limb of H of THE, apex of second ascender of M of PMCo points to 0, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY OR LONDON and engrailed (Conder p.4, 28; Pye p.3, 7; Atkins p.281, 201; D&H Anglesey 380). Faint brush marks and some old lacquer, otherwise essentially as made and attractively toned, rare.

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