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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => U.S. Coins => Topic started by: SirStacksALot on January 11, 2016, 05:54:24 AM

Title: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: SirStacksALot on January 11, 2016, 05:54:24 AM
It's been pretty quiet in the castle the last few days, so I thought I'd throw this picture up before I have no internet for the next few days.  I came across it at a coin show last week, and it had a $215,000 price tag.  What do you think?
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Humpybong on January 11, 2016, 07:37:37 AM

WOW!   Very nice.

What is Continental Currency?

I have some Confederate Bnknotes......is it from this era?

Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Triggersmob on January 11, 2016, 09:10:47 AM
Nice coin. I haven't seen one of those before. :)
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Kena on January 11, 2016, 10:04:53 AM
Continental Currency is from the American Revolution.

Confederate Banknotes are from the US Civil War (1861 to 1865).

http://amhistory.si.edu/coins/printable/coin.cfm?coincode=1_02

I have seen reproductions of this coin but never a real one that has been graded.

Ken
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Goose on January 11, 2016, 04:46:42 PM
Well, if you can't afford that coin, buy some U S lottery "Power Ball" tickets for Wednesday night's drawing. The prize is now up to $1.4 BILLION U S dollars.....$2 + BILLION in Aussie dollars. Tickets are only $2 each....$2.86 Aussie money. Think you'll win?
The odds are 292,201,338 to 1 against winning. My motto? Whether you buy a ticket or not, you have the same chance of winning.....I never purchased one, never will.
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Triggersmob on January 11, 2016, 10:16:27 PM
Quote from: Goose on January 11, 2016, 04:46:42 PM
Well, if you can't afford that coin, buy some U S lottery "Power Ball" tickets for Wednesday night's drawing. The prize is now up to $1.4 BILLION U S dollars.....$2 + BILLION in Aussie dollars. Tickets are only $2 each....$2.86 Aussie money. Think you'll win?
The odds are 292,201,338 to 1 against winning. My motto? Whether you buy a ticket or not, you have the same chance of winning.....I never purchased one, never will.

If we buy the tickets of line from here, they are charging upto $14 per game. Unlike winnings in Aus, which are tax free, if you won the $1.4 billion and took it in a lump sum, you could end up with as little as 500 million after taxes. I think I could still handle that. :)
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Pocketcoins on January 12, 2016, 01:29:19 AM
I'm not sure what I think about this coin. It looks real enough, but I'm thinking you never laid out $215,000 for it. Interesting  all the same.
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Humpybong on January 12, 2016, 05:54:33 AM
Quote from: Pocketcoins on January 12, 2016, 01:29:19 AM
I'm not sure what I think about this coin. It looks real enough, but I'm thinking you never laid out $215,000 for it. Interesting  all the same.

He must be paying it off at a dollar per week....... ;D
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: SirStacksALot on January 15, 2016, 01:40:53 AM
I just got back from a cruise with my wife, and have a phone signal again.  I had a chance to stop by the Florida FUN Coin show before taking off, and that is where the picture came from.  There is no way I could or would buy a coin for that much.  I was pretty happy to get a picture of it.  It was actually in a case of coins selling for over $100,000 each.  It was the biggest Coin show I have ever been to.  I bought most of my coins in the budget section and the forigen section.
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Triggersmob on January 15, 2016, 11:19:38 AM
I hope you and your wife enjoyed your cruise. My wife and I will be going on a cruise in 2 weeks.
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Pocketcoins on January 16, 2016, 01:51:21 AM
I have never seen any coins or currency worth $100,000 +. :o  I do wonder if money was not an issue just how much would I be willing to pay for a single coin or piece of paper money. ???
Title: Re: 1776 Continental Currency
Post by: Zoins on February 08, 2017, 04:40:53 PM
This coin is cool because it is double struck and you can see the ghosting of the letters and numbers. I bet it was great to see in person!

In addition to pewter, this was struck in brass, tin, copper, and silver.

Here are two links to Heritage that has good information on these pieces in the description.