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Paper currency during the revolutionary war between 1775 and 1783. It was used in the United States to help fund the cost of the war but its value vanished quickly because no physical asset such as gold or silver backed the currency, igniting the phrase "not worth a Continental".
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Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago
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