French flea market yields Continental dollar

Used to be a saying in the 18th century, “It ain’t worth a Continental,” describing something of little value as equal to a Revolutionary War paper dollar.

A pewter Continental dollar was bought for one-half Euro (56 American cents) in June 2018 at a flea market in northern France.

The value has gone up almost 100,000 times from the coin's issue date.

From The History Blog:

A 50 cent flea market find has been certified as a rare 1776 pewter Continental Currency dollar valued at $97,500. The buyer spotted it in a junk box full of assorted coins at a market in Northern France in June 2018. He was curious about this unusual American piece and agreed to shell out half a euro (56 American cents). He Googled it, took it to a local coin dealer who didn’t know what it was and recommend he ship it to the US for expert assessment. The Paris office of the Professional Coin Grading Service was easier to get to and well-versed in the ways of this very rare, never-circulated issue.

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