½ Penny Anglesey - Parys Mines Company / Druid Series
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
(United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Years | 1787-1794 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 13.34 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 15446 |
| References | DH# 266-416 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Druid head left within wreath
NOTE: many different varieties exist.
DH#266-DH#416a
(number of acorns, thickness of wreath, alignment to hood)
Reverse
Large central monogram; date above, lettering around
NOTE: many different varieties exist.
(alignment of monogram to legend, size of monogram, with or without point/s in lettering)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE ANGLESEY MINES HALFPENNY ·
1788
P M Co
Translation: Parys Mining Company
Edge
NOTE: many different varieties exist.
(differing legend, plain, milled, not/in collar, engrailed)
Mint
Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1787 | 8% | ||||||||||||||
| 1788 | $ 9.10 | 44% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 | 17% | ||||||||||||||
| 1790 | 0.5% | ||||||||||||||
| 1791 | $ 7.70 | $ 7.70 | 39% | ||||||||||||
| 1792 | 1.9% | ||||||||||||||
| 1794 | 2% | ||||||||||||||
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