Back عملة الدولار القارية Arabic Pièce de 1 dollar américain Continental Currency French Dólar Continental Galician
United States | |
| Value | 1 Continental dollar (not specified on coin) |
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| Mass | 15–19 g |
| Diameter | ≈38 mm |
| Thickness | 6 mm |
| Composition | Pewter, brass, or silver |
| Years of minting | 1776 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | "Mind Your Business", Sun, and sundial, surrounded by "Continental Currency" (misspelled on some varieties) and date |
| Designer | Benjamin Franklin |
| Design date | 1776 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | "We Are One" surrounded by "American Congress" and 13 state chain links |
| Designer | Benjamin Franklin |
| Design date | 1776 |
The Continental Currency dollar coin (also known as Continental dollar coin, Fugio dollar, or Franklin dollar) was the first pattern coin struck for the United States.[1][2] The coins, which were designed by Benjamin Franklin, were minted in 1776 and examples were made on pewter, brass, and silver planchets.[3]
- ^ "NMAH | Legendary Coins & Currency: Pewter Continental Dollar, 1776". amhistory.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "1776 $1 CURENCY, Pewter (Regular Strike) Proposed National Issues - PCGS CoinFacts". PCGS. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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