Great Britain Anglesey 1787 Penny Conder Token 🥕

A beautiful Copper Penny Trade Conder Token featuring a druid’s head with a large beard within an oak wreath. On the reverse, PMCo cypher with date 1787 above, around the edge is the engraving WE PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ONE PENNY. On the edge ON DEMAND IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY. History: These distinctive 'Druid' tokens, struck in both Penny and Halfpenny denominations from 1787, were the tokens that started 'Conder' token manufacturing amongst British employers looking for a solution to the coinage crisis afflicting the country at that time. The Parys Mining company, which was responsible for these tokens, had a glut of copper on its hands but a dearth of coin with which to pay its wage bills and other expenses. Minting these tokens provided a solution to both problems and the concept soon caught on and spread to all corners of the Kingdom. These tokens are the first of their kind makes them an essential acquisition of for anyone who collects tokens of this period. Weight: 28.33 gr Country: Great Britain Denomination: Penny Token Year: 1787 Mint name: Anglesey Composition: Copper Diameter: 33.5 mm Thickness: 3.7 mm $90 Can mail to buyer.