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1776 $1 Continental Dollar CURENCY, Brass

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
VF25 $96,000.00
XF40 $144,000.00
XF45 $156,000.00
AU50 $180,000.00
AU53 $186,000.00
AU55 $192,000.00
MS62 $420,000.00
MS63 $450,000.00
VF25 CAC $115,200.00
XF40 CAC $172,800.00
XF45 CAC $187,200.00
AU50 CAC $216,000.00
AU53 CAC $223,200.00
AU55 CAC $230,400.00
MS62 CAC $480,000.00
MS63 CAC $540,000.00

Apr Data

11 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    "1776" (1783) Continental Dollar. Newman 1-B, W-8440. Rarity-7. CURENCY. Brass. Thin Planchet. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. 55 Stacks Bowers 204,000 11/01/2022
    1776 Continental Dollar. Newman 1-B, W-8440. Rarity-7. CURENCY. Brass. EF-40 (PCGS). OGH. 40 Stacks Bowers 120,000 08/17/2021
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Brass, Newman 1-B, W-8440, R.7, AU55 PCGS. CAC. 55 HA 174,000 06/17/2021
    1776 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Thin Brass Planchet, Newman 1-B, Breen-1087, Hodder 1-A.2, W-8440, Low R.7, VF25 NGC. CAC. 25 HA 87,000 04/22/2021
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Brass, Dotted Circles, Newman 1-A, Breen-1085, Hodder 1-A.1, W-8430, R.8. MS63 NGC. 63 HA 376,000 01/12/2015
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Thin Brass Planchet, Newman 1-B, Breen-1087, Hodder 1-A.2, W-8440, Low R.7. AU55 NGC. CA 55 HA 182,125 01/12/2015
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Brass MS62 NGC. CAC. Newman 1-B, Breen-1087, W-8440, Low R.7. 62 HA 440,625 11/15/2014
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Dotted Rings, Brass AU50 NGC. Newman 1-A, Breen-1085, W-8430, R.8. 50 HA 282,000 11/15/2014
    1776 $1 Continental Dollar, CURENCY, Brass MS63 NGC. CAC. 63 HA 299,000 08/02/2009
    1776 Continental Dollar $1 MS CURENCY, Brass 40 Stacks Bowers 143,750 09/19/2006
    1776 $1 CURENCY 45 HA 34,500 08/13/1999
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 792
      Coin Date: 1776
      Denomination (Short): $1
      Denomination (Long): Dollar
      Variety: Continental Dollar
      Variety 2: CURENCY, Brass
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Brass
      Mintage: 15 Known
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Continental Dollar
      Coinage Years: 1776
      Diameter: 40
      Designer: Elisha Gallaudet
      Edge: Lettered
      Obverse Description: The obverse features a sundial basking in the rays of a blazing sun with a round face. Beneath the sundial are the words MIND YOUR BUSINESS (not an admonition to keep your nose out of other people’s business, but to focus your attention on your own affairs). FUGIO, referring to the fleeting nature of time, appears beneath the sun. Finally, CONTINENTAL CURRENCY appears in the outer circle, as does the date 1776.
      Reverse Description: The reverse features joined links bearing the names of the 13 colonies surrounding AMERICAN CONGRESS and WE ARE ONE.
      PCGS #: 792
      NGC ID: 2AYR
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