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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;OldShutEye, post: 1216073, member: 31918&quot;]Hi, everyone.&nbsp; I must apologize in advance.&nbsp; I generally don&#039;t post on a forum, unless I have some knowledge to offer.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I know nothing about coins.&nbsp; I only collect guitars!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was recently going through some old boxes, and I found a small bag of coins that my grandfather gave me when I was a kid.&nbsp; I was able to research and identify them, and all but one turned out to be quite common.&nbsp; I found out that the sole interesting coin was a Pitt token of some kind, so I sent it to be verified and graded by PCGS.&nbsp; As you can see from the photos, they have marked it as a 1766 Genuine Pitt Farth, Not Gradable.&nbsp; And, as I understand it, the &quot;97&quot; indicates environmental damage, meaning the coin was likely buried for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have searched the internet for more information on Pitt Farthings, and haven&#039;t come up with much.&nbsp; It seems they&#039;re rare, especially compared to the Pitt half-pennies.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also read that most known examples are hole-punched.</p><p><br /></p><p>My amateur research suggests that these farthings were often used as burial coins.&nbsp; I was born and raised here in Savannah, GA, and I like to think that this particular coin was placed on a dead man&#039;s eyes close to 250 years ago.&nbsp; Maybe he was a plantation owner, or a gentleman pirate.&nbsp; Imagining this, I can see the allure of coin collecting!&nbsp; Is it a coincidence that my favorite movie is <i>The Goonies</i>?</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I would appreciate as much information as possible about my Pitt Farthing.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure it&#039;s made of copper.&nbsp; Aside from that, and what little information I&#039;ve provided, I&#039;m ignorant.&nbsp; I&#039;m not even sure what the difference is between a farthing and a half-penny.&nbsp; Size?&nbsp; Face value?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m also curious, of course, about the coin&#039;s market value.&nbsp; Since it does not meet PCGS&#039;s grading standard, how much dollar value should assign to it?&nbsp; I was not able to find any standard with which to compare it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for reading, and I hope some of you experts can enlighten me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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