CVC & Collectables presents a historic February 17, 1776 $2 Continental Currency note, cataloged as Fr. CC-24, and certified Choice Very Fine 35 by PMG. Issued just months before the Declaration of Independence, this note represents one of the earliest efforts by the Continental Congress to finance the Revolution.
Serial number 113698 appears in bold red ink, and the note features strong detail and moderate circulation wear consistent with the assigned grade.
Note Highlights:
Issuer: Continental Congress
Date: February 17, 1776
Denomination: $2
Catalog Reference: Friedberg CC-24
Serial Number: 113698 (in red ink)
Grade: PMG Choice VF 35
Printer: Hall & Sellers, Philadelphia
Obverse: Leaf back design, denomination, emblem of grain growing
Paper: Laid paper with mica flakes and blue fibers
Historical Significance:
Issued just five months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this $2 note was part of the Continental Congress’s early war financing efforts. These notes were printed by Hall & Sellers, successors to Benjamin Franklin’s press, and incorporated nature-printed backs to deter counterfeiting.
The emblem on this note—grain growing from a field with the motto “Tribulatio ditat” (“Affliction enriches”)—symbolizes the hope that hardship would yield prosperity through independence.
Collectibility:
Certified by PMG in Choice Very Fine 35, offering clear detail with strong eye appeal
Printed by Hall & Sellers, linked to Benjamin Franklin’s press
Sought after by collectors of early American currency, Revolutionary War-era artifacts, and colonial paper money
A key piece of America’s numismatic and historical foundation
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