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Message:: [QUOTE="ARguy, post: 955090, member: 16047"]Nerarities, Thanks. Great questions about the silvering. I don't really know, but am willing to speculate (below). What are your thoughts? I think that that the Pitt pieces were originally medalets rather than coins or tokens. If I remember right the average weight of the hp's is something like 86 grains. That's way to light to have credibility as a halfpenny (regal weight 152 grains) and too heavy for a farthing. So, I believe that the silvering was done to create a premium version, perhaps for the FLT's officers or dignitaries, or to sell to the public. I don't really think that it was done to fake a larger denomination. I've never seen a worn example with intact silvering. Have seen them with corrosion through the silver. These make me think that the silvering occured early. Attached a pick of mine as another example. Obviously not silvered. Wish it were. It has an edge clip. When I bought this, the Stack's cataloger said that the mark on the '6' in the date and on the opposite side are from planchet cutter shears - but I'm not sure that they aren't just post-striking marks. I apologize for the low res pics. They were taken years ago. Will attach a couple more "enhanced" coins in another post. Best,ARguy  [ATTACH]90462.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]90461.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]