Welsh Parys Mine Company (Anglesey) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1791. Obverse: Hooded bust of a Druid to the left with initial "W" on truncation, twenty-five acorns in wreath. Reverse: Cypher of “PMCo” (Parys Mine Company), with date, “1791” below: “ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY”. Edge inscription: “PAYABLE IN LONDON <<<<<<<<<”. The Parys Mine Company was first to issue tokens, for payment to their workers, and general circulation, ahead of John Wilkinson the Shropshire Ironmaster. This precipitated the development of the whole commercial token series as catalogued by Dalton & Hamer. Nice collectable condition with slightly uneven colour, see photograph. D&H Anglesey No: 410. Diameter 28mm. VF. £20.00 e-mail David at d-stuart@d-stuart.demon.co.uk to order. www.abccoinsandtokens.com |