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The World Currencies Database includes 788 currency symbols, names and countries with historical or other coinage information and has received over 166076 search inquires.

Selected term: Continental dollars

Explanation: 1776 dated 'dollars' struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation. The design was inspired by certain Benjamin Franklin sketches. Some of these were possibly struck as pattern 'cents' instead of 'dollars'

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Currency or country	Searches	Percentage
NUr$	7234	11.01%
NUr$	7234	11.01%
SKr	6119	9.31%
RO	4933	7.51%
Ptas	4220	6.42%
CFA Franc	2809	4.27%
Euro	2795	4.25%
FKr	2672	4.07%
Fmk	2612	3.98%
Czechoslovakia	2597	3.95%
Saudi Arabia	2454	3.73%
Mexico	2396	3.65%
Greece	2297	3.50%
Continental dollars	2284	3.48%
Spain	2228	3.39%
Republic of China	2202	3.35%
Brazil	2195	3.34%
Hungary	2191	3.33%
gilder	2179	3.32%
Japan	2045	3.11%