Anglesey 1790 half penny token D&H-252

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37345
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This specimen was lot 37345 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Wales. Anglesey. Amlwch. Parys Mine Co. Copper Penny Token, 1790. PCGS MS-63 Brown. Obverse: Druid's head within wreath; Reverse: Cypher. Includes old collector tags."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: D&H-252.

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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