Why collect 1775 Colonial Currency?
Our early
American history -- from a political, social, and certainly economical
perspective -- is fascinating. Fortunately, for all currency enthusiasts, this
history is exemplified in the first American currency, lovingly referred to as
colonial currency. Colonial currency provided financial incentives and means to
build America and win the Revolutionary War.
So many of my colleagues and
clients are aggressively collecting Colonial Currency notes dated 1776. This is
totally understandable as most of us believe the real birth of our nation took
place during that year. Certainly, we are all aware that the US Congress
proclaimed the Declaration of Independence – Independence from Great Britain –
on July 4th, 1776.
But what about 1775? Significantly,
the first year of the American Revolutionary War was 1775 during which the
second Continental Congress acted as a war government and created the US Army
(June 14), Navy (October 27), and Marines (November 10). All Americans owe
their freedoms to these institutions – institutions established in 1775!
And what else happened during that critically
essential year? Here are just a few of the most significant
historical events of 1775:
[ March 23, 1775] Patrick Henry loudly declares,
“Give me liberty or give me death” during a speech he made asking for Virginian
troops to join the revolutionary war.
[April 18, 1775] Paul Revere and William Dawes made
their famous midnight ride from Charleston to Lexington, warning that the
British “regulars” were coming.
The shot that was “heard around
the world” was fired on April 19, 1775, the day the American Revolution
began and a day later, the British took siege of Boston.
On May 10th George
Washington was named supreme commander. Just 14 days later, John Hancock was
elected Continental Congress President
June 14 1775 saw the
founding of our US Army Navy and on June 17, the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s
Hill) began.
July 17th saw the establishment of the first American
military hospital and on July 26th, Ben Franklin founded the United
States Post Office.
On December 3rd, the first official US flag
(Grand Union Flag) was raised aboard the Naval ship USS Alfred. By December 22,
the “American” Continental Navy had seven ships.
Notes produced
during the Revolutionary War have seen great interest, with the idea that those
notes display powerful patriotic symbolism and may have been placed in the
pockets of patriot soldiers as they took arms against the British. So why not
collect notes from the first and most important year – 1775?
Now is the time to invest in colonial currency; affordable prices
will NOT last! Large numbers of new currency collectors are reaching retirement
age and are “in droves” contributing to higher demand and higher prices.
Proudly,
Treasuredstocks.com has excellent examples of
Colonial Currency
notes from each of the 13 colonies as well as the Continental Congress issues.
Call us at
870-670-4255 or email jeff@treasuredstocks.com for help and support, as you venture into
Colonial Note Set collection.
For more information about this and
other collect able coins and currency, please visit our web site at http://www.treasuredstocks.com/or
email jeff@treasuredstocks.com
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