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Continental Currency, January 14, 1779, $1

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Continental Currency

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Popular One Dollar Continental Note of January 14, 1779

Continental Congress. January 14, 1779. One Dollar. PASS-CO graded Extremely Fine-45.
This red and black printed note has crisp paper and sharp printing, with rich red and brown signatures. The top margin is slightly trimmed into the outer design. This is a very popular One Dollar denomination with Federal and denomination type note collectors.

The production method in 1779 for any note of two or more colors meant extra work for the printer. Each sheet had to be placed onto the printing press twice, one time to print the red text and a second pass to add the black. Each time a color was printed, the paper sheet had to be hung up to dry for a day and then laid back down, hopefully in the same exact place as proper alignment was critical, to add the second color. Obviously, this was a far more timely procedure that added extra work and cost. That is a major reason we see so few Colonial issues that are multicolor.

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