Red Book of Continental Currency & Coins by Q. David Bowers and in other hands

and in other hands

GLOMSLETEN

REICHENBERG

CHAR-WE-PO-CHE

a larger book by the same authors

Red Book of Continental Currency & Coins by Q. David Bowers and in other handsOnly a few weeks after the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," the American Continental Congress authorized its very first issuance of paper money. Continental Currency was based on the hope of a young nation's future and a war for liberty, not on a solid foundation of silver or gold. Despite being plagued by counterfeiting, depreciation, and distrust in the marketplace, this currency marked a great forward step for Britain's freedom seeking colonies, and