Piece of Eight (item), Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki

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The Nine Pieces of Eight, also stylized as Piece of 8 and often referred to as piece(s) of eight, were an important symbol in Pirate Lore as the items owned by the Pirate Lords of the Brethren Court. Each of the nine Pirate Lords agreed to hold a piece of eight to be presented during a meeting of the Brethren Court, though the term came to apply to a variety of items and trinkets as the pirates found themselves short on money, simply keeping the original term as it sounded more 'piratey'. Each p