Offic Official Red Book: A Guide Book of Continental Currency and Coins

by David Q Bowers and Q. David Bowers

Only 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794848400
• ISBN13: 9780794848408
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"