The Second Continental Congress passes the ninth Certificate Act, authorizing the issue of 16,500,000 “dollars” in Continental currency notes (Bills of Credit), in two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and 30 “dollar” denominations.
NOTE: This act raises the Continental debt to 47,500,000 Dollars.
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Jack Weatherford, The History of Money: From Sandstone to Cyberspace, (New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997), 135-36.
Continental Currency.mht
www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/CC.html
Current U.s. National Debt:
