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No Stamps "halfpenny" token
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No Stamps "halfpenny" token

Date1766
OriginEngland, Birmingham (possibly)
MediumCopper
DimensionsDiameter: 28 mm Weight: 85.5 grains
Credit LineGift of the Lasser Family
Object number2004-8,36
Label TextKnown as the "Great Commoner," William Pitt's popularity justifiably soared in the American colonies after his successful argument for the repeal of the much-hated Stamp Act. Almost immediately, commemorative objects praising Pitt began to appear, from inscribed teapots to a wide array of medals.

Comparable in size to the British halfpenny coins, these small size tokens are believed to have circulated as such. With legends that read "NO STAMPS - THE RESTOR(e)r of COMMERCE - 1766" and "THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND TRADE - AMERICA," these tokens are sure to have been heartily accepted in the colonies.

Breen #251, Betts-519