Great Britain, 1766 William Pitt Halfpenny Token, NGC AU Details

30mm, tinned brass, given details grade due to the plating's mild degradation, which is typical of the series. Overall a superior example.

Private North Carolina Collection

Lot 476, Pine Tree Auction, New York Hilton, February 15, 1975 for the Early American Copper Society.

According to the "Red Book," these tokens celebrated Pitt's friendship to the colonies as manifested by his efforts to repeal the much-hated Stamp Act.