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Set Details
Note Description: Continental Currency
$8 May 9, 1776 Colonial Notes
Grade: 64
Country: US
Note Number: CC-38
Certification #: 8073016-005  
Owner: Colonial Valley Collection
Sets Competing: Colonial Valley Collection - Denomination Set  Score: 1990
Colonial Valley Collection - 1776 Complete Set  Score: 1990
Date Added: 6/2/2020
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

Eight dollar Continental Bills have an image of a A harp with 13 strings of different sizes, representing the 13 colonies. The Latin motto around the harp reads, "MAJORA MINORIBUS CONSONANT" or "The large colonies and the small colonies are in harmony" in English. This bill was signed by James Johnston and John Howard.


Eight dollar bills are one of the most commonly encountered denominations in the Continental series with about 325 examples graded, almost half of those are in AU or better.

PMG has graded about thirty five May 9, 1776, CC-38 bills with 40% receiving a grade of AU or better just one has received an uncirculated grade. This is the finest graded by PMG. The May 9, 1776 $8 are the 64th rarest of the 102 bills in the series. This example is the finest graded by PMG.



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