1776 $1 Continental Dollar CURENCY, Pewter

Coin / United States of America / 1776 / / Continental Dollars / $1 (One Dollar)

coinage-type Continental Dollar
desg MS
designer Elisha Gallaudet
diameter 40
edge Lettered
material Pewter
ngc-id 2AYN
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.
pcgs-link 791
pcgs-number 791
reverse-description The reverse features joined links bearing the names of the 13 colonies surrounding AMERICAN CONGRESS and WE ARE ONE.
variety Continental Dollar
variety-2 CURENCY, Pewter
year-display 1776