Anglesey 218, 1788 pennies (Dalton & Hamer, page 361)
Denomination: penny, scarcity: Extra rare (RRR)
Thin wreath. Short-Topped P. Curved 1 and Straight 7.
22 acorns in wreath.
218. O: Druid's head in a thin wreath of oak. Twenty-two acorns, eleven each
side. Same for Nos. 217-218.
R: A monogram cypher, P M Co. WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY 1788.
Date above the cypher. 1 between N and Y, 8 under second limb of W.
E: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY.
Also struck in silver and copper gilt.
No. 218, RRR.
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