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Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (29), short-topped p, straight 1 and 7 in date, 25 acorns in wreath (10), 28.87g/12h, 28.83g/12h (both DH 220), 28.90g/12h, 27.65g/12h (both DH 221), 29.06g/12h, 28.77g/12h (both DH 223), 28.57g/12h (DH 224), 27.49g/12h (DH 225), 28.02g/12h, 27.53g/2h (both DH 226); 24 acorns in wreath (19), 28.85g/12h, 27.44g/12h (both DH 229), 28.30g/12h (DH 230), 27.64g/12h, 27.36g/12h (both DH 231), 28.52g/12h, 28.47g/12h (both DH 232), 28.08g/12h, 26.31g/12h (both DH 234), 28.16g/12h, 28.10g/12h (both DH 235), 28.80g/12h, 28.40g/12h (both DH 236), 27.85g/12h (DH 237), 28.62g/12h, 28.30g/12h (both DH 238), 28.93g/12h, 28.42g/12h (both DH 239), 27.99g/12h (DH 240) [29]. One DH 223 and 230 about extremely fine and better, both with much original colour, both DH 226s better than very fine, others in varied state, some very rare £300-500

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

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Provenance: DH 220 at 28.87g, 224, 232 at 28.47g, 234 at 28.08g, 235 at 28.16g and 236 at 28.80g L. Lowe Collection, Glendining Auction, 2 February 1983, lot 195 (part); DH 220 at 28.83g R.W. Randall Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 420 (part); DH 221 at 28.90g bt S.H. Betts January 1980; DH 221 at 27.65g bt in Bristol 1974; *DH 223 at 29.06g bt Spink 1978; DH 225 Glendining Auction, 18 November 1987, lot 145 (part); DH 226 at 28.02g bt Spink 1978; DH 226 at 27.53g bt Spink 1973; DH 230 bt J. Whitmore November 2007; DH 231 at 27.64g and 239 at 28.42g Carnegie Museum Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 303 (part); DH 231 at 27.36g bt Stanley Gibbons March 1980; DH 234 at 26.31g bt R. Sharman December 1982; DH 235 at 28.10g and 237 F.S. Cokayne Collection, SNC June 2004 (TT 2990 [recté DH 237], 2992); DH 236 at 28.40g bt J. Whitmore April 1980; DH 239 at 28.93g bt Baldwin 2003; DH 240 with Seaby 1965, bt Seaby November 1969