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	Continental Currency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Congress met in Philadelphia May 10, 1775, and on that day, in secret session, the measure was agreed upon, but the resolution was not formed and adopted until June 22, the day on which news of the battle on Breed's Hill was received by the Congress.
		Augustine, by land and sea, undertaken by Governor Moore, of South Carolina, in September, 1702, was unsuccessful, and involved the colony in a debt of more than $26,000, for the payment of which bills of credit were issued, the first emission of paper money in that colony.
		The holders of this currency, payment of which had been suspended immediately after the fall of Quebec ( 1759), received but a small indemnity for it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Continental_Currency (988 words)

	Currency - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To find out which currency is used in a particular country, start at the countries of the world or look at the table of historical exchange rates.
		Currencies pegged to the euro: Cape Verdian escudo, CFA franc, CFP franc, Comoran francs, Bulgarian lev, Estonian kroon, Lithuanian litas, the convertible marka of Bosnia and Herzegovina
		While these can hardly be considered stable currency systems, they present many of the same features as "legitimate" currency: they are a store of value, issued in discrete units; they are controlled by a central issuing authority; and they have varying rates of exchange with other forms of currency.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Currency (1637 words)

	U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing \| New Money \| The New Currency
		Continental currency was denominated in Spanish milled dollars.
		The new notes were issued beginning with the $100 note in 1996, followed by the $50 in 1997, the $20 in 1998 and the $10 and $5 notes in 2000.
		The currency redesigns continue with the $50 note, which was issued on September 28, 2004.
	www.moneyfactory.com /newmoney/main.cfm/currency/history (1039 words)

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		The Continental Dollar was originally worth about 4.5 British Shillings, but it depreciated during the war until it became virtually worthless, leading to the saying, “Not worth a Continental.” By the end of the war it took 1000 Continental Dollars to get a silver Mexican Dollar.
		Its currency was first issued in 1723 at the rate of 1.33 Proclamation Shillings (CDEC) to the Shilling Sterling, though the Delaware notes traded at a discount in Pennsylvania.
		The currencies of both Rhode Island and Massachusetts steadily depreciated, and in 1740, New Tenor bills (CRHN) were issued at the rate of 1 New Tenor bill to 40 Old Tenor Bills.
	www.globalfindata.com /gh/363.html (2055 words)

	The Continental "Dollar" - Introduction
		The first four emissions of Continental paper currency from May 10, 1775, through May 6, 1776, included a dollar bill, but the one dollar denomination was missing from the next six emissions and does not reappear until the last regular emission of Continental paper currency from January 14, 1779.
		His coins were struck in three metals the most common being pewter, with an estimated minting of about six thousand (of which a few hundred survive); the others, struck in brass and silver, are much rarer, with fifteen or so known examples in brass and four in silver.
		Articles referring to a Continental copper coin are found in the New York Journal of June 27, 1776, and the New York Gazette of July 1, 1776.
	www.coins.nd.edu /ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/CC-Dollar.intro.html (693 words)

	Great Lending Information Zone - Continental Currency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Colonial and Continental Currency: A New Nation's Currency View images: Notes of the Original 13 Colonies Initial Issue of the Continental Congress The Colonial economy...
		Continental currency, one-third dollar, 1776 In 1775 the Continental Congress authorized the issuance of paper money to finance the American War for Independence.
		By the end of 1776, the Congress had printed $25,000,000 in continental currency, very close to the limit that the entire economy could absorb, not counting the fact that...
	www.lendingmaniac.biz /lending/continental_currency.html (655 words)

	History of US Paper Money
		The Continental Congress determined that the official monetary system would be based on the dollar, but the first coin representing the start of this system would not be struck for several years.
		The design of U.S. currency incorporated a Treasury seal, the fine line engraving necessary for the difficult-to-counterfeit itaglio printing, intricate geometric lathe work patterns, and distinctive linen paper with embedded red and blue fibers.
		Currency was reduced in size by 25 percent and standardized with uniform portraits on the faces and emblems and monuments on the backs.
	www.ronscurrency.com /rhist.htm (651 words)

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		As in the Equities Industry, currency must be taken back into the market and either sold to your dealer, placed on consignment and sold to a dealer's clientele, liquidated at auction, sold privately or at a currency or numismatic convention.
		Currency Investors and Collectors should be prepared for the possible loss of some or all of their investment.
		Issuing their own currency without Federal backing, the currency was most often not worth more than the paper on which it was printed.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/money/uscurrency/uscurenc.txt (6831 words)

	Continental Airlines - eService Check-in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		No matter where you buy your Continental domestic eTicket, you have the option to bypass the ticket counter lines and check in at an eService Center check-in kiosk, conveniently located in most U.S. airports.
		Continental Currency coupons may be used on any Continental, Continental Express or Continental Micronesia flight for up to one year from the date of purchase.
		Continental Currency may not be exchanged for Duty Free purchases.
	www.continental.com /travel/airport/eservice/default.asp (325 words)

	A Brief History of Colonial & Continental Currency
		The issuance of American Colonial currency began in the late 17th Century.
		The original impetus for its issuance and use was to circumvent British laws forbidding the minting of coins by the Colonies.
		Colonial currency is extremely significant historically in that it recalls early American monetary trade (in Pounds or Spanish Milled Dollars), laws, language, and political figures, many of whom were signers.
	www.ishipress.com /colonial.htm (664 words)

	The Horse Soldier - Currency
		It is part of an emission of currency totaling $4,000,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, which was authorized by the Continental Congress resolution of February 10, 1776.
		It is part of an emission of currency totaling $5,000,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver and authorized by the Continental Congress resolutions of November 2nd and December 28th, 1776.
		It is part of an emission of currency totaling $5,000,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, which was authorized by the Continental Congress resolutions of July 22 and August 13th, 1776.
	www.horsesoldier.com /catalog/c0017.html (9706 words)

	Continental Currency Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	www.1-loans.net /currency_exchange/continental_currency_exchange.html (237 words)

	Continental currency tied to big expectations
		Economists say the shared currency already has had clear benefits since it was launched three years ago, not in the form of paper bills and coins but as a peg to which national currencies were fixed.
		Since then, it's been the euro zone's real currency, although for many people the psychologically important moment is the addition of bills and coins next week.
		Robert Mundell, the Columbia University economist whose writings provided much of the theory for the euro, says labor and capital should be able to flow across borders to help countries adjust to economic ups and downs, in the absence of a national monetary policy.
	www.freep.com /money/business/euro25_20011225.htm (635 words)

	continental and colonial currency
		Connecticut Delegate to the Continental Congress and Governor of Connecticut
		Colonial Governors of Delaware and Delaware Delegate to the Continental Congress
		Member of the Continental Congress (1776-1778, 1783 and 1784), member of the governor’s Council (1784-1803).
	www.macsoldpapermoney.com /money.htm (1063 words)

	Cash Advance continental currency cash advance
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	American Currency Exhibit: Independence Era
		Beginning in 1775, the Continental Congress issued currency to finance the Revolutionary War.
		Continentals were backed by the "anticipation" of tax revenues.
		Easily counterfeited and without solid backing, the notes quickly became devalued, giving rise to the phrase "not worth a Continental." This brief period marked the first time that U.S. currency's value was derived solely from its purchasing power, as it is today.
	www.frbsf.org /currency/independence/index.html (133 words)

	A Brief History of U.S. Money
		The Continental Congress chartered the Bank of North America in Philadelphia as the nation's first “real” bank to give further financial support to the Revolutionary War.
		The design of U.S. currency incorporated a Treasury seal, the fine-line engraving necessary for the difficult-to-counterfeit intaglio printing, intricate geometric lathe work patterns, and distinctive cotton and linen paper with embedded red and blue fibers.
		Currency was reduced in size by 25 percent, and a consistent design was introduced with uniform portraits on the front and emblems and monuments on the back.
	www.collincoinclub.com /itemsofinterest/a_brief_history_of_u.htm (985 words)

	Continental Dollar 1776
		Gallaudet was very familiar with the Continental Dollar design, since he had engraved the same symbols on the One Sixth Dollar Continental Currency notes of Feb. 17, 1776, including sun dial, FUGIO and links.
		By late 1777, the prestige of Congress and the value of its paper currency were nearly gone, and the concept of a metallic Continental coinage receded like a mirage.
		Hodder, Michael J., “The Continental Currency Coinage of 1776, a Trial Die and Metallic Emission Sequence”, The American Numismatic Association Centennial Anthology, Colorado Springs, CO., 1991.
	www.oldcoinshop.com /coinhistory/01-1776.htm (1076 words)

	History of U.S. Paper Money
		The Secretary of the Treasury was empowered by Congress to have notes engraved and printed, which was done by private banknote companies.
		The system was authorized to issue Federal Reserve Notes, now the only U.S. currency produced and 99 percent of all currency in circulation.
		The inscription appears on all currency Series 1963 and beyond.
	www.rrcoins.net /history_of_u_s__numismatics.htm (675 words)

	A Brief History of US Paper Money (Currency) by Date
		Continental Congress authorized the issuance of paper currency to finance the Revolutionary War.
		Most currency stated that it was backed (could be exchanged for) gold or silver but the only location were the currency could be exchanged would be at the issuing bank.
		Fractional currency was printed until 1874 in 3, 5, 10, 15, 25 and 50 cents denominations.
	www.jswatson.com /money/History.html (1347 words)

	The CONTINENTAL CURRENCY - The New York Herald Jan 26, 1863 article - Civil War newspaper - LynnCoins.com
		By reviewing the historical facts of how continental currency became worthless, the reader can come to the same conclusion: "caution should be used when printing (un-backed) paper money".
		The new currency was welcomed by the people; for they had long suffered from the scarcity of coin.
		Passing freely amount the soldiers and the traders who furnished supplies, it soon received the name of "continental money", both to distinguish it from the bills of credit of the individual States, and also because it was authorized and guaranteed by the Continental Congress.
	www.lynncoins.com /continental_currency.htm (1106 words)

	The Avalon Project : Journals of the Continental Congress - Resolution of Richard Henry Lee; June 7, 1776
		The committee to whom was referred the letter from Eseck Hopkins, commodore of the continental fleet, dated Providence, May 22d, brought in their report, which, being taken into consideration, was agreed to; Whereupon,
		Resolved, That the governor and Council of the colony of Connecticut be requested to appoint judicious and in different persons to appraise the vessel and goods aforesaid, at the time when they were taken into the seance of the colonies, and to estimate the full damages sustained by the said Mr.
		That it be recommended to the respective Legislatures of the United Colonies to pass Acts of Legislation for making the continental Bills of Credit a lawful tender in all payments, and for the most effectual preventing the counterfeiting thereof.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/contcong/06-07-76.htm (599 words)

	U.S. Colonial Currency (1690-1798) Auctions at Mintmark Numismatics, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The issuance of this currency by the Colonies was a matter of urgent necessity since there was a shortage of coins in the growing nation.
		Includes issues of the Continental Congress and the states of Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
		These currency auctions are updated daily and may, or may not, be conducted by Mintmark Numismatics (eBay username: mintmarkcom).
	www.mintmark.com /colonialcurrency_auctions.html (233 words)

	Continental Currency 1776 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		he Continental Currency issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution and its acceptance by the American People was a true test of loyalty to the ideal of independence.
		It was initially to help pay the expenses of the American Revolution and was to be redeemed with taxes to be levied seperately by each of the 13 United Colonies on a quota basis.
		The worthlessness of Continental Currency is perpetuated in the colorful American phrase, "Not worth a Continental".
	www.7cs.com /colonial/cont1776.htm (137 words)

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