Posted 05/29/2008 03:53 am
Here is the reverse. https://www.coinfacts.com has fantastic research on this coin and William Pitt. Click on Colonial, then, click on 1766 Pitt Tokens, then 1766 Halfpenny. William Pitt is a personal hero of mine. He opposed the stamp act which would require anyone to purchase tax stamps for every newspaper, publication, parchment, or almanac he or she purchased. If not, it would be considered contraband. The English were trying to tax the local Colonists out of business. This was a direct infrigment of freedom of the press. William Pitt stated to the English Parliament in January of 1766, "The colonists, as subjects, are entitled to the common right of representation, and cannot be bound to pay taxes without their consent". The city of Pittsburgh,Pa. is named in his honor.
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