CC-86CT. Continental Currency. September 26, 1778. $60. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Contemporary Counterfeit. No. 290090. False signatures of Gamble and Snowden. Printed by Hall and Sellers 1778. Globe vignette. Latin motto DEUS REGNAT EXULTET TERRA, which Newman translates "God reigns, let the earth rejoice." These counterfeits were produced by the British in an attempt to ruin the colonial economy, one which was highly dependent upon trust and faith in accepting paper money. This well margined and boldly printed example is very close to Top Pop status, with only a pair of 64 EPQ notes found in the PMG Population Report.
