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ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, gilt Proof Penny, 1788, druid’s head encircled by thin wreath of 23 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, long-topped P, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 27.96g/12h (DH 128). Very slight rubbing on high points of obverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £400-£500
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Ken Elks.
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Provenance: D.B. Griffiths Collection; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1141 [from D.B.G. 1985]; D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 106; bt R. Gladdle
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