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), 1791, obv Druid's head left within oak wreath and border of acorns, sixteen acorns in wreath, small W on truncation, rev P M Co cypher, ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY 1791 within a border of acorns, ascending strokes of M of PMCo of equal length, first ascending stroke points to first limb of E, second ascending stroke slightly to right of S of MINES, edge PAYABLE X IN X LONDON X OR X ANGLESEY (D&H Anglesey 402); obv no spur on left stem, large spur on right, rev second ascending stroke of PMCo is slightly shorter than the first, first ascending stroke points to first limb of E, edge plain (Atkins p.282, 212b; D&H Anglesey 405); obv no spurs on leaf stems, rev first ascending stroke points to centre of E, second ascending stroke to left of H of HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE X IN X LONDON X OR ANGLESEY (D&H Anglesey 406a); obv long stems on acorns, rev first ascending stroke points to centre of E, edge PAYABLE X IN X LONDON X OR ANGLESEY (D&H Anglesey 407); obv left stem joins pair of leaves in the centre, rev first ascending stroke points to first limb of E, long top to P nearly touches left ascending stroke of M, edge PAYABLE X IN X LONDON X OR ANGLESEY (D&H Anglesey 408). Generally nearly good extremely fine, D&H 405 nearly as made and rare, D&H 406a and 408 with colour remaining. (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: £200-300