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1766 FARTH Pitt Farthing VF20 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:12,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1766 FARTH Pitt Farthing VF20 PCGS
<B>1766 FARTH Pitt Farthing VF20 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-248. Usually found in halfpenny format, William Pitt farthing-sized examples are extremely rare. PCGS has certified only five pieces in all grades. This example is dark brown in color with somewhat rough fields and a small rim defect at 9 o'clock. It was described as "probably unique" in the Norweb I catalog, "struck in copper, or an alloy resembling copper" instead of the expected brass or yellow-bronze alloy. Listed on page 48 of the 2008 <I>Guide Book.</B></I><BR><I>Ex: Norweb Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 10/87), lot 1241; David Bruce Collection (Heritage, 1/02), lot 5063, which realized $4,830.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)