30 Dollars, Continental Congress, 1776
National Museum of American History

30 Dollars, Continental Congress, 1776

Continental Congress · 1776

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National Museum of American History

The thirty-dollar note was the highest denomination issued during the first three years or so of Continental Currency. We might wonder why the authorities issued such an odd denomination. The answer is that what seems odd to us seemed perfectly logical to them.

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