拍品描述： CC-23. Continental Currency. February 17, 1776. $1. PMG About Uncirculated 53.No. 17209. Signed by Smith and Kinsey. The emblem on the face shows a weighted bowl on an acanthus plant. The motto is DEPRESSA RESURGIT, which Newman translates "though crushed it recovers." When one peruses auction archives for Continentals, it does not take long to discover that the early $1 notes are really quite scarce, especially in AU and CU grades. The PMG Population Report shows a mere five examples in the uncirculated grade range.