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Alwyn Griffith
@alwyn-griffith
12/23/12 12:34:26PM
6 posts

Competition: Unique Tour of North Wales - Win a Place For Two on the AmeriCymru North Wales Tour
American Welsh History

Hi Jennifer

I am very interested in this story and would like to know more. Please get in touch with me.

Diolch a Nadolig Llawen

Alwyn

Alwyn Griffith
@alwyn-griffith
12/21/12 10:27:41AM
6 posts

Competition: Unique Tour of North Wales - Win a Place For Two on the AmeriCymru North Wales Tour
American Welsh History

Hi / Syd mae all

I am leaving the competition in the capable hands of Ceri. We at Celticos have enough to do in finalising the itinerary for the tour as we are constantly finding new interesting connections between this specific area of North Wales and America.

Mae croeso cynnes yn disgwyl chi

A warm welcome awaits you

Alwyn, Celticos

Alwyn Griffith
@alwyn-griffith
12/13/12 11:23:11PM
6 posts

The Anglesey Copper Kingdom Trail
General Discussions ( Anything Goes )

syd mae

Here is an example of the Welsh, Anglesey Druids head being used with no connection to Wales.

It seems that it was an example of utilising how much the token from Wales was leading coinage future.

I have been informed to methat in the USAthe term Conder rather than token should be used

Alwyn Griffith
@alwyn-griffith
12/10/12 08:53:10AM
6 posts

The Anglesey Copper Kingdom Trail
General Discussions ( Anything Goes )

Hi Sue

Nice to hear from you again. Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks / Diolch.

Alwyn

Alwyn Griffith
@alwyn-griffith
12/07/12 11:44:33AM
6 posts

The Anglesey Copper Kingdom Trail
General Discussions ( Anything Goes )

Another forgotten first for Wales

The Worlds First Modern Coin. The Anglesey penny.

The first copper tokens to be widely circulated in the worldwere the Anglesey Druids pennymade by Thomas Williams for his Parys Mine, Amlwch, Anglesey.

For information on this facinating story, please visit the Copper Kingdom

These coins were widely accepted and the druid's head then started appearing on coins outside Wales such as Ireland, Cornwall and Walsall in England.

Many of the coins were taken over to the USA and Canada and it is a fact that many are still there.

I am looking for information as follows.

Does anybody know if the coins became part of the token system used in the USA in the early 19th century?

Did the Druid head appear on any tokens in the USA or Canada?

Any information at all on the coins.

Hwyl o Gymru


updated by @alwyn-griffith: 11/11/15 10:38:31PM