1779 Continental Thirty Dollar Note

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Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 8:34 pm Hi! I found this note while going through my parents' things, and I'm trying to decide what to do with it. In your view, how would it grade? Report this Post to the Staff

Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 07/13/2016 11:36 pm I am ignorant of this area of collecting, but I like it - nothing raising a red flag. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 07/14/2016 06:59 am Not rare, but a cool note. Yours appears to be in Fine condition. About half of the examples I found were graded, and the other half raw. Here are some to compare with yours...some sheets too. http://currency.ha.com/c/search-res...&limitTo=all Edited by SteveInTampa 07/14/2016 07:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 07/15/2016 11:54 am Thanks for your assessments. I decided to submit it for grading by PMG, and I'll let you know what they say! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/15/2016 5:19 pm Think of what $30 was worth in 1779! Report this Post to the Staff
Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 07/18/2016 3:01 pm Good question, and I was curious enough to do some googling! According to one site I found, in terms of buying power, $30 equates to $585 dollars today. I thought it would be worth a lot more. I tried to attach the link but it didn't work. If you use the "purchasing power" link on the left of this site's home page, you get $601: https://www.measuringworth.com/ Edited by Monnaie 07/18/2016 3:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 07/19/2016 4:28 pm But this was an inflation note, so it was basically worthless back in 1779. Report this Post to the Staff
Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 4:20 pm Just to circle back around...PMG graded it Choice Very Fine / 35....better than I expected. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36678 Posts	Posted 09/01/2016 08:57 am Wow, that grade came in a lot higher than I would have expected. Nice note. Report this Post to the Staff
Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 09/01/2016 5:56 pm I get the feeling that grades might be somewhat related to the quality of the competition Report this Post to the Staff
SteveInTampa Pillar of the Community United States 4637 Posts	Posted 09/01/2016 6:41 pm Quote: Wow, that grade came in a lot higher than I would have expected. I tend to agree with this. I'm also curious on the description written on the back of the PMG holder. Report this Post to the Staff
Monnaie Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 09/01/2016 9:34 pm It says "splits". Report this Post to the Staff
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