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Continental Currency dollar coin
United States
Value1 Continental dollar (not specified on coin)
Mass15–19 g
Diameter≈38 mm
Thickness6 mm
CompositionPewter, brass, or silver
Years of minting1776
Obverse
Design"Mind Your Business", Sun, and sundial, surrounded by "Continental Currency" (misspelled on some varieties) and date
DesignerBenjamin Franklin
Design date1776
Reverse
Design"We Are One", 13 state chain links
DesignerBenjamin Franklin
Design date1776

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]

  1. ^ "NMAH | Legendary Coins & Currency: Pewter Continental Dollar, 1776". amhistory.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "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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