H. Chapman, which came to a close in this city yesterday. This high figure was given for a "Continental Currency" dollar of 1776, the first silver coin made by the authority of the Government.

The coin is a Continental Currency dollar that was minted in 1776, making it one of the United States' earliest coins. Wotton Auction House told Fox News Digital that it sold for 25,000 pounds ...

One dollar will be worth a lot more than that — as a rare 1776 continental dollar coin is set to go to auction next month. Wotton Auction Rooms told CBS News in an email that one of its clients ...

Continentals refers to paper currency issued by the Continental Congress in 1775 to ... the national bank led to the adoption of the U.S. dollar (USD) during the following year.