Show First U. U S. S Currency This country's first national currency currency currency cur cur- rency of it was issued in 1775 by act of Continental Congress and distributed among 12 colonies Georgia was excepted for revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary expenses Congress quickly found it couldn't ra raise se money by taxation and these and additional notes total totaling ng depreciated depreciated in value to nothing Years later later later lat lat- lat lat- er the government redeemed a few of these rubber checks at one cent centon on the dollar and repudiated the others Consequently says the Philadelphia Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia Inquirer there is currency authorized by congress held in this country which even the government government government govern govern- ment regards as worthless |