Colonial Valley Collection - Denomination Set
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Note Description: Continental Currency
$6 April 11, 1778 Colonial Notes
Grade: AU 58
Country: US
Note Number: CC-73
Certification #: 8073016-009  
Owner: Colonial Valley Collection
Sets Competing: Colonial Valley Collection - Complete Set  Score: 2729
Colonial Valley Collection - Denomination Set  Score: 2729
Date Added: 6/2/2020
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

The Yorktown emission has long been recognized as the scarcest emission of the series. This emission was authorized by the Continental Congress in York, Pennsylvania. The Congress had fled to York to escape the British Army which was advancing on Philadelphia. This emission was heavily counterfeited and was recalled early, accounting for the scarcity.

Six dollar Continental bills have an image of a beaver gnawing down a tree with the Latin Motto, "Preseverando" which translates as, "By Perseverance". There were two signers on this bill, the first signature is unreadable, the second is of Robert Roberts.

Six dollar bills are slightly more common than average in the Continental series with about 250 examples graded, half of which have been graded AU or better.

PMG has graded about ten April 11, 1778, CC-73 bills with 50% receiving a grade of AU or better and none have received an uncirculated grade. The April 11, 1778 $6 are the 6th rarest of the 102 bills in the series. This example is the finest graded by PMG.



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