Lot 1204
United States. Continental Currency - "Pewter" (Tin) "CURENCY," Dollar, 1776. NGC graded MS-63. Breen 1089; Newman 1-C. Sun with face shining down on sundial, below, "MIND YOUR BUSINESS," at left, FUGIO. Reverse: A chain of thirteen joined links, each bearing a name of a colony; at center, nimbate motto: WE ARE ONE, AMERICA CONGRESS around. Fine, clean strike. The devices toned, while the lustrous fields remain quite bright. Very Rare. One of the most desirable and historic of all colonial issues!
Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000.
Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 118.
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| Realized $94,875 |
