One dollar will be worth a lot more than that — as a rare 1776 continental dollar coin is set to go to auction next month.

Known as a Continental Dollar the coin measuring 38mm across and made of pewter was minted in 1776. It had a limited production run with around just 6,000 believed to have been made and as few as ...

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