Anglesey (1787) penny token D&H-2

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37344

This specimen was lot 37344 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Wales. Anglesey. Amlwch. Parys Mine Co. Copper Pattern Penny Token, ND (1787). PCGS MS-64 Brown. Edge: EDW HUGHES THO WILLIAMS IOHN DAWES. By J. Milton. Obverse: Druid's head within wreath; Reverse: Cypher. Includes old collector tags."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: D&H-2.

Source:

• Conder, James. An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size. Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
• Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century. 1910-1917.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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