Issue of September 26, 1778

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Issue of September 26, 1778 series of Continental Currency in the U.S. Currency contains 8 distinct entries with CPG^® values between $40.00 and $8,000.00.

$75,001,080 in Continental Currency was authorized by nine separate Resolutions passed between Sept. 26, 1778 and July 17, 1779, a large portion being authorized and issued simultaneously with the Jan. 14, 1779 issue. The new $50 and $60 denominations have new emblems designed by Francis Hopkinson and new border cuts. New back designs were prepared by the nature printing process consisting of miniature archery items on a cloth background. Similar in style to the previous issue, but with different typeset ornaments on the back borders. These bills passed at about 22% of stated specie value when first issued. Counterfeit detector sheets are on blue paper.