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1780

Continental paper

In 1780 there is no new American coinage statute. The Continental note of 17 February 1776 still promised Spanish milled dollars, or gold or silver.

Obverse of a two-dollar Continental currency note dated February 17, 1776.
Two-dollar Continental note, emission of 17 February 1776. Not a new printing of this year.Public domain.

The two-dollar note of 17 February 1776 promises the bearer two Spanish milled dollars, or the value in gold or silver. The promise is already printed. This year does not add a coinage law.

The bimetallic dollar in statute is the Coinage Act of 1792. The war’s end and the note’s market price are other dates.

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