Continental Currency dollar coin
The Continental Currency dollar coin (also known as Continental dollar coin, Fugio dollar, or Franklin dollar) was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. The coins, which were designed by Benjamin Franklin, were minted in 1776 and examples were made on pewter, brass, and silver planchets.
United States | |
| Value | 1 Continental dollar (not specified on coin) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 15–19 g |
| Diameter | ≈38 mm |
| Thickness | 6 mm |
| Composition | Pewter, brass, or silver |
| Years of minting | 1776 |
| Obverse | |
| Design | "Mind Your Business", Sun, and sundial, surrounded by "Continental Currency" (misspelled on some varieties) and date |
| Designer | Benjamin Franklin |
| Design date | 1776 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | "We Are One", 13 state chain links |
| Designer | Benjamin Franklin |
| Design date | 1776 |
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