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Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (19), long-topped p, curved 1 and 7 in date, single acorns, 24 acorns, 27.97g/12h (DH 86); 22 acorns (6), 28.80g/12h, 28.72g/12h, 27.46g/12h (all DH 88), 29.00g/12h, 28.48g/12h (both DH 89), 27.22g/12h (DH 90); 21 acorns (2), 28.18g/12h, 28.03g/12h (both DH 91); 17 acorns (7), 28.89g/12h (DH 93), 27.80g/12h, 27.13g/12h (both DH 93 bis), 28.08g/12h, 27.94g/12h (both DH 94), 29.16g/12h, 28.77g/12h (both DH 95); 16 acorns, 28.49g/12h (DH 96); 14 acorns (2), 29.08g/12h, 28.45g/12h (both DH 97) [19]. One DH 89 and 96 about extremely fine, DH 86 and another 89 very fine or better, others in varied state, some rare £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: DH 86 bt Seaby December 1974; DH 88 at 28.80g F.S. Cokayne Collection, SNC October 2005 (TT 3476), recté DH 88; DH 88 at 28.72g and 97 at 28.45g L. Lowe Collection, Glendining Auction, 2 February 1983, lot 195 (part); DH 89 at 29.00g F.S. Cokayne Collection, SNC October 2005 (TT 3475), recté DH 89; DH 89 at 28.48g and 95 at 29.16g W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 347 (part) [89 from Spink December 1909, 95 gift of Sir John Evans], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 172 (part); DH 90 bt R. Sharman December 1982; DH 91 at 28.18g bt R. Gladdle November 2004; DH 91 at 28.03g bt S.E. Schwer October 1980; DH 93 bt in Southampton September 2000; DH 93 bis at 27.80g Glendining Auction, 18 November 1987, lot 145 (part); DH 93 bis at 27.13g bt S.E. Schwer April 1982; DH 94 at 27.94g bt R. Sharman November 1982; DH 95 at 28.77g bt J. Whitmore February 1984; *DH 96 bt S.E. Schwer August 1980