Lot 4264
Continental Currency. Nov 29, 1775 $8 Colonial currency. Attractive "harp" note, one of the popular 1775 series of notes in ascending denominations, this being for Eight Spanished Milled Dollars. After the revolution ended in 1783, the government held hearings on paying back the indebtedness of the various State and Continental borrowers. By that time, these Continental Currency notes no longer circulated and were truly "Worthless as a Continental." Today they have ever-growing collector value as students of U.S. history learn about our early monetary system. PCGS graded Choice About New 55.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized $219 |
