British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

18th Century Tokens, ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1788, druid’s head left, 21 acorns in wreath, rev. pm co cypher, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 28.44g/12h (DH 244). Small spot on lower part of hood and some minor pitting in reverse field, otherwise better than very fine, exceptionally rare and far superior to the only other known specimen [Baldwin 102, 2363, the DH plate coin]
£1,000-£1,500

L. Clements Collection, Sotheby Auction, 16-17 November 1936, lot 302 (part); F.S. Cokayne Collection; A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 19 April 1985, lot 189; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1148; Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 91 (Sydney), 21-3 July 2009, lot 3929; D.B. Griffiths Collection