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1
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US Currency-Continental Currency
Group of nine Continental notes certified by PCGS
During the time of the American Revolution there was not yet a central bank so multiple types of currency circulated including Continental currency and Colonial currency. There is a total of nine...
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$1,200
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$1,400
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2
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $30 Fr# CC-93DT - PCGS CU-62
Thirty Spanish milled DOLLARS was a sizable equivalent sum to carry around in one's pocket in 1779 -- equivalent to about $800 in 2025 Federal circulating dollars. PCGS assigned a grade of only CU62,...
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$425
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$525
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3
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $35 Fr# CC-94DT - PCGS ChCU-63
Generally superior margins nearly suggest a slightly higher grade but the lower right corner sees intersecting edges of slightly misaligned diagonal trimming . That won't matter to most observers...
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$550
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$650
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4
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $40 Fr# CC-95DT - PCGS ChCU-63
Text was printed in lovely greyish ink while the encircled design at left sees modestly weaker coloration. Three solid margins top, left and bottom are joined by a very thin to incursive right edge...
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$550
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$650
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5
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $40 Fr# CC-95DT - PCGS ChCU-63
Stronger red ink may have been a requirement for higher grade at PCGS yet this delightful $40 example still shows accurate printing of the design elements. The watermark shines brightly under a good...
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$650
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$750
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6
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $50 Fr# CC-97DT - PCGS CU-62
An "even denomination" this fifty-dollar note misses the left and bottom margins in its effort to garner a fully choice grade from PCGS. Strongly embossed design elements can be discerned with in...
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$550
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$650
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7
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $55 Fr# CC-98DT - PCGS CU-62
Terrific embossing adds a lot of appeal to what was a relatively high-denomination note in 1779. Extensive British counterfeiting of prior issued notes led to creation of the "blue counterfeit...
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$650
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$750
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8
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $60 Fr# CC-99DT - PCGS ChCU-64
Obviously a high-quality note, full margins completely surround the design on the front side, the back side as usual having no issues at all fitting within the intended boundaries. Lovely embossing,...
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$900
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$1,200
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9
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $65 Fr# CC-100DT - PCGS CU-62
With a strongly embossed watermark and just as pretty inking, one might see this as a choice note. But as often seen for this oddball denomination of $65, two adjoining notes were trimmed off into...
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$650
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$750
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10
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $65 Fr# CC-100DT - PCGS CU-62
Highest of the four denominations printed in this pane array, this note clearly not perfectly trimmed from the adjoining notes up and left. While that limits the grade, both sides still feature very...
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$650
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$750
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11
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $65 Fr# CC-100DT - PCGS ChCU-63
While trimming of the upper right edge ventured into the design on a mild diagonal, PCGS justifiably saw fit to place this pretty note in choice territory. The front of the note shows unusually nice...
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$1,150
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$1,350
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12
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US Currency-Continental Currency
January 14, 1779 $65 Fr# CC-100DT - PCGS ChCU-64 PPQ
FIAT JUSTITIA - justice be done - emblazons the front of the note, surrounding a hand holding a red scale. The imprint of a sprit of parsley figures prominently into the back design. Though narrow...
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$1,600
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$1,900
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13
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
Two Proprietary proofs
Each of these notes represents the finest security and engraving elements of the two foremost competing banknote printing firms of their time: National Banknote Company and American Banknote Company....
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$500
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$700
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14
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
Pair of Illinois Obsoletes
The Exchange Bank of Albion is a very unusual denomination in that it’s $1.25. The American Exchange Bank of Raleigh contains an elaborate wheat harvest vignette. There are only a couple examples...
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$550
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$750
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15
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$50 Obsolete - 1838-39 Serial Number 2 "Sam Houston" Government of Texas PMG VF-25/cut cancelled/tape repaired cancellations
Authorized by an Act of June 9, 1837, this note was part of an emission printed by Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. of Philadelphia and New York. With attractive vignettes of a sailor holding the Texas...
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$800
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$1,000
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16
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$500 Obsolete - 1839-41 Republic of Texas PMG VF-35/cancelled/severed and reattached
A classic numismatic rarity, the $500 is the key note from the Republic of Texas series and the highest denomination issued by the fledgling nation. Fortunately, the lengthy history of this...
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$5,000
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$7,500
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17
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$1 Obsolete - 1858-60s Bank of Metropolis Boston, Massachusetts PCGS F-15/minor edge splits
This short-lived bank had its notes printed by the American Bank Note Co. Its issues were some of the most pleasant in appearance, most hosting historical figures as vignettes. This particular note...
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$450
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$600
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18
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$3 Obsolete - 1859-60 Commercial Bank of New Haven, Illinois PMG F-15/previously mounted
A stunning ABNCo. odd-denomination Illinois note from a very rare bank with exceptional vignettes and an orange protector THREE. StacksBowers auctioned a proof of this note for over $5,000 roughly 10...
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$600
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$800
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19
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$5 Obsolete - 1860s Canandaigua, New York Bank of Ontario PMG F-12/repaired
A very rare issued note from a highly sought after New York destination and title. Printed by National Bank Note Company, this $5 has a center vignette of a spirited horse being tamed in the...
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$1,000
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$1,200
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20
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$9 Obsolete - 1861 Virginia "holy grail" Monticello PMG VF-20/annotations/pinholes
The Monticello Bank was organized as a free bank in 1853 and—almost uniquely among the state's banks—survived the Civil War and became the Charlottesville National Bank in July, 1865. This particular...
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$4,500
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$6,500
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21
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
Haxby IL-10-G2a. March 5th, 1862 $1 1/4 Obsolete - The Exchange Bank Edwards County, Illinois
The Exchange Bank Edwards County, Illinois. An extremely rare denomination that appears very strange to today's audience, although it may have made perfect sense in 1862 as an even one-eighth...
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$1,000
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$1,200
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22
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US Currency-Obsolete Currency
$1 Obsolete - 1863 Bank of Jersey City, New Jersey PMG VF-30/pinholes
An exceedingly well-made piece which represents the high standards endemic to the engraving and printing industry, courtesy of American Banknote Company. Fully tinted with no shortage of lathework and...
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$500
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$700
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23
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US Currency-Demand Notes, Large
1861 $10 Fr# 6 - PMG F-15/surface repairs
Among the instruments available to the Federal government to raise capital during the Civil War, issuance of "Demand Notes" (nicknamed "greenbacks" for the green design on the back) was ono of the...
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$3,500
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$3,700
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24
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US Currency-Legal Tender Notes, Large
1862 $1 Fr# 16c - PMG ChCU-63/pinhole
Just enough margin surrounds the front of the note to permit a CU63 grade. A single pinhole at the center top cannot be missed.
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$2,700
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$2,900
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25
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US Currency-Legal Tender Notes, Large
1862 $5 Fr# 61b - PCGS VF-30/pinholes/previously mounted
Exceptionally dark and crisp signatures are expected for this Friedberg number, the rest of the note preserving enjoyable color as well. Pinholes mean little, but the "previously mounted" disclaimer...
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$900
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$1,100
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