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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/6 CC-19 |
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Continental Currency
$1/6 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 63 |
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8070958-001
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Owner Comments
Not surprisingly these are among the most common bills of the series. The fractional bills of the February 17,1776 emission account for about 13% of all graded continental bills. This is not surprising because there were 600,000 of each denomination authorized.
These popular bills feature Sundial with "Fugio" along with "Mind Your Business" logos on the face and a chain of 13 states on the back. The states are arranged with the northernmost state (Hew Hampshire), connecting the southernmost state (Georgia) with the logo, "We are One". This bill was signed by Fred Kuhl
PMG has graded about one hundred and thirty February 17, 1776, CC-19 bills with 20% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $1/6 are the 100th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/3 CC-20 |
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Continental Currency
$1/3 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 64 |
| Cert #: |
1806122-069
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Owner Comments
The February 17, 1776 emission was authorized in Philadelphia, PA. The authorization provided for the emission of $4,000,000 in colonial bills. There are 12 denominations ranging from $1/6 to $8 a total of 3,182,613 bills were authorized.
Not surprisingly these are among the most common bills of the series. The fractional bills of the February 17,1776 emission account for about 13% of all graded continental bills. This is not surprising because there were 600,000 of each denomination authorized. The non-fractional denominations from this emission are more difficult to locate.
These popular bills feature Sundial with "Fugio" along with "Mind Your Business" logos on the face and a chain of 13 states on the back. The states are arranged with the northernmost state (Hew Hampshire), connecting the southernmost state (Georgia) with the logo, "We are One". This bill was signed by Issac Howell.
PMG has graded about one hundred and twenty five February 17, 1776, CC-20 bills with 20% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $1/3 are the 99th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1/2 CC-21 |
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Continental Currency
$1/2 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 62 |
| Cert #: |
1806122-074
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Owner Comments
Not surprisingly these are among the most common bills of the series. The fractional bills of the February 17,1776 emission account for about 13% of all graded continental bills. This is not surprising because there were 600,000 of each denomination authorized.
These popular bills feature Sundial with "Fugio" along with "Mind Your Business" logos on the face and a chain of 13 states on the back. The states are arranged with the northernmost state (Hew Hampshire), connecting the southernmost state (Georgia) with the logo, "We are One". This bill was signed by John Taylor.
PMG has graded about one hundred and forty February 17, 1776, CC-21 bills with 20% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $1/2 are the 101st rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $2/3 CC-22 |
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Continental Currency
$2/3 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 62 |
| Cert #: |
1721876-028
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Owner Comments
Not surprisingly these are among the most common bills of the series. The fractional bills of the February 17,1776 emission account for about 13% of all graded continental bills. This is not surprising because there were 600,000 of each denomination authorized.
These popular bills feature Sundial with "Fugio" along with "Mind Your Business" logos on the face and a chain of 13 states on the back. The states are arranged with the northernmost state (Hew Hampshire), connecting the southernmost state (Georgia) with the logo, "We are One". This bill was signed by William Sellers.
PMG has graded about one hundred and forty five February 17, 1776, CC-22 bills with 20% receiving a grade of AU or better and none have received uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $2/3 are the most common bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $1 CC-23 |
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Continental Currency
$1 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 55 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
8073019-010
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Owner Comments
Like all $1 Continental bills this bill has an image of A weighted bowl on an acanthus plant and the Latin Motto "DEPRESSA RESURGIT" which translates to English as, "Though crushed it recovers". This bill was signed by Daniel Clymer and George Campbell.
PMG has graded about thirty February 17, 1776, CC-23 bills with 30% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $1 are the 50th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $2 CC-24 |
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Continental Currency
$2 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 55 EPQ |
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1000263-012
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Owner Comments
This bill has and image of Grain being Thrashed on the face with the Latin Motto, "Tribulatio Ditat" which translates as, "Affliction Improves It".
PMG has graded about thirty February 17, 1776, CC-24 bills with 40% receiving a grade of AU or better and just one bill has received an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $2 are the 47th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $3 CC-25 |
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Continental Currency
$3 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 55 |
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8073019-011
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Owner Comments
There were 238,839 bills authorized. This bill has an image of an Eagle and Heron Fighting with the Latin motto EXITUS IN DUBIO EST which translates to English as "the outcome is uncertain". This bill was signed by John Williams and William Coates.
PMG has graded about forty five February 17, 1776, CC-25 bills with 50% receiving a grade of AU or better and 20% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $3 are the 75th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $4 CC-26 |
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Continental Currency
$4 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 58 EPQ |
| Cert #: |
5010494-001
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Owner Comments
This bill bears an image of a Wild Board Charging into a Spear with the Latin motto, "AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA" which translates to, "Either Death or an Honorable Life". This bill was signed by George Campbell and Daniel Clymers.
PMG has graded about fifty five February 17, 1776, CC-26 bills with 60% receiving a grade of AU or better and 30% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $4 are the 82nd rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $5 CC-27 |
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Continental Currency
$5 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 64 EPQ |
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8073019-012
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Owner Comments
Five dollar Continental bills have an image of a hand gathering food from thorns face with the Latin Motto, "Sustine Vel Abstine" which translates as, "Either Survive to Give Up". This bill was signed by Adam Hubley and Joel Evans.
Five dollar bills are one of the most commonly encountered denominations in the Continental series with about 350 examples graded, one-third of those are in AU or better.
PMG has graded about twenty February 17, 1776, CC-27 bills with 80% receiving a grade of AU or better and 30% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $5 are the 23rd rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $7 CC-29 |
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Continental Currency
$7 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 63 |
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1525628-006
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Owner Comments
This bill has an image of a severe storm at sea on the face along with the Latin motto, "SERENABIT" which translates to English as "It will be calm". This bill was signed by Joseph Redman and Phineas Bond.
PMG has graded about thirty five February 17, 1776, CC-29 bills with 60% receiving a grade of AU or better and 30% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $7 are the 56th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency February 17, 1776 $8 CC-30 |
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Continental Currency
$8 February 17, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 53 EPQ |
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8073019-014
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Owner Comments
This bill features A harp with 13 strings of different sizes, representing the 13 colonies. The images is surrounded by the Latin motto, "MAJORA MINORIBUS CONSONANT" which translates to "The large colonies and the small colonies are in harmony". This bill was signed by John Williams and William Coates.
PMG has graded about thirty five February 17, 1776, CC-30 bills with 60% receiving a grade of AU or better and 20% receiving an uncirculated grade. The February 17, 1776 $8 are the 62nd rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $1 CC-31 |
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Continental Currency
$1 May 9, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 63 EPQ |
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8073019-015
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Owner Comments
One dollar Continental bills have an image of a weighted bowl on an acanthus plant and the Latin Motto "DEPRESSA RESURGIT" which translates to English as, "Though crushed it recovers". This bill was signed by Thomas Morris and Mordecai Lewis.
One dollar bills have about average rarity for Continental bills. PMG has graded about twenty five May 9, 1776, CC-31 bills with 40% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The May 9, 1776 $1 are the 34th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $2 CC-32 |
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Continental Currency
$2 May 9, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG VF 20 |
| Cert #: |
8068786-004
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Owner Comments
This was the first piece of colonial paper money that I ever saw. This bill was in my Grandpa's collection from when I was in my single digits. I can remember going to the end of the hall in their house, opening the small closet door at the end of the hallway and studying this bill which was sandwiched in a capital plastics Lucite holder. I can remember being in awe at its age, and fearful of how fragile it must be. Every time I look at this bill I have fond memories of the countless hours my grandfather and I spent searching rolls for wheat pennies and silver coins and filling Whitman albums.
When I was in 5th grade my grandfather was suffering from severe emphysema. He was working as a lawyer part time and was always looking for a distraction from his condition. He and I would coordinate when I would get "sick" at school. On the agreed upon date I would go to school and, at around 11 AM, I would feign sickness. The school would call my parents, both of whom worked, and they would call my grandmother and ask her to pick me up from school. On the way to my grandparent's house we would stop by Wendy's and get my grandfather and I Frosties and hamburgers. Conveniently my grandmother had always just secured about $100 in rolled coins, at the request of my grandfather.
We would sort through the coins, and re-roll them so that my grandmother could return them to the bank and get fresh rolls so that we would be ready for my next "sick" day. This went on for months, until my parents became so concerned about my health that they started sending me to see lots of doctors. It was probably after the third or fourth blood draw that I confided in my grandfather that I was about to come clean on our criminal enterprise. That afternoon that my Grandfather laid out the whole scheme to my parents, of course taking full responsibility.
All of those great collecting memories instantly come back to me every time I see this bill. It was the one bill I had to have when my grandfather passed away a few years later. When I started seriously collecting colonials it was the first bill I inventoried, it is my #1 favorite colonial, albeit a pretty ordinary one. This is the one bill that I do not plan to upgrade in this set.
This bill has and image of Grain being Thrashed on the face with the Latin Motto, "Tribulatio Ditat" which translates as, "Affliction Improves It". This bill was signed by John Ord and William Webb.
PMG has graded about twenty five May 9, 1776, CC-32 bills with 40% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The May 9, 1776 $2 are the 29th rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $3 CC-33 |
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Continental Currency
$3 May 9, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG 63 |
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8073019-016
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Owner Comments
Three dollar Continental bills have an image of an Eagle and Heron Fighting with the Latin motto EXITUS IN DUBIO EST which translates to English as "the outcome is uncertain". This bill was signed by Samuel Sellers and Benjamin Brannan.
Three dollar bills are slightly more common in this series for Continental bills with about 250 examples graded, one-third of those are in AU or better.
PMG has graded about thirty five May 9, 1776, CC-33 bills with 30% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The May 9, 1776 $3 are the 63rd rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
There were 238,839 bills authorized.
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Continental Currency May 9, 1776 $4 CC-34 |
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Continental Currency
$4 May 9, 1776 Colonial Notes |
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PMG AU 58 EPQ |
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8073016-003
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Owner Comments
This bill bears an image of a Wild Board Charging into a Spear with the Latin motto, "AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA" which translates to, "Either Death or an Honorable Life". This bill was signed by Thomas Morris and Mordecai Lewis.
PMG has graded about forty five May 9, 1776, CC-34 bills with 40% receiving a grade of AU or better and 10% receiving an uncirculated grade. The May 9, 1776 $4 are the 73rd rarest of the 102 bills in the series.
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