Anglesey 246, 1788 penny counterfeits (Dalton & Hamer, page 366)
Denomination: penny, scarcity: Extra rare (RRR)
246. O: Druid's head in a thin wreath of oak. The wreath very different to
any of the previous. Twenty-four acorns, eleven to left and thirteen
to right.
R: A monogram cypher, P M Co. WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY 1788.
Date above the cypher. The date and top of P being so badly struck,
it is not quite certain whether a long or short P is intended.
E: ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY.
No. 246, RRR.
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