Anglesey 238, 1788 pennies (Dalton & Hamer, page 364)
Denomination: penny, scarcity: Rare (R)
Thin wreath. Short-Topped P. Straight 1 and 7.
24 acorns, 12 each side.
A single acorn at the end of wreath to right.
238. O: Druid's head in a thin wreath of oak. Different arrangement; the acorns
to right end in a single instead of a pair.
R: A monogram cypher, P M Co. WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY 1788.
Date above the cypher. 1 under second limb of N. No period at end
of legend. As No. 230.
E: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY.
No. 238, R.
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