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This is a list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 ... Obverse Reverse Date $1 November 29, 1775 [1] $2 November 29, 1775 [1] $3 May 10 ...
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The United States started issuing its own banknotes in 1776, denominated in Continental Currency, after the start of the American Revolutionary War and the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. While no legislation authorizing a dollar coin has been discovered, no resolutions from July 22, 1776, through September 26, 1778 ...
The Continental Currency dollar was valued relative to the states' currencies at the following rates: 5 shillings – Georgia; 6 shillings – Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Virginia; 7 1 ⁄ 2 shillings – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania; 8 shillings – New York, North Carolina; 32 1 ⁄ 2 shillings ...
National Bank Notes were issued by banks chartered or authorized to do so by the Federal Government. The charter expired after 20 years, but could be renewed. They were of uniform appearance except for the name of the bank and were issued as three series or charter periods: 1869–1882, 1882–1902, and 1902–1922.
The first batch was issued in New York and the second in Washington D.C., for a total of 6.4 million banknotes. Under the right condition and matching serial number, currency collectors are ...
David Rittenhouse engraved some border designs for the 10 May 1775 Continental currency [14] and 25 March 1776 Colony of New Jersey 6£ note. [15] Francis Hopkinson does not appear to have done engraving, but he is credited with the designs for border-cuts, emblems, and mottos on three issues of Continental currency in 1778–1779. [16]
The U.S. Dollar has numerous discontinued denominations, particularly high denomination bills, issued before and in 1934 in six denominations ranging from $500 to $100,000.