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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 1178394, member: 4580&quot;]<b>Wales, Anglesey DH 0252c (RR)</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Druid Pattern by William Williams</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The Druid was the first obverse design tho appear on a Conder Token, the first Conders being issued in 1787 on Anglesey Island in Wales.</p><p><br /></p><p>William Williams, of London, struck fewer than 30 examples of this pattern variety. </p><p>It has a plain, rough edge and was struck not in collar. Most Druid tokens had a lettered edge and upset rims.</p><p><br /></p><p>These patterns were struck for collectors. This example is in fantastic condition and is now 220 years old and in high MS-grade. It is not a proof, but is a pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>NOTE: There is another notable Williams in Conder Token history and that was lawyer Thomas Williams, the &quot;Copper King,&quot; </i></p><p><i>managing partner in the Parys and Mona Mining Companies and the richest man in Wales.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g254/Larrymo123/after%208-9-09/AngleseyDH252c1024-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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