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Description Engraving of the main design on the reverse of a February 1776 Continental currency note for one sixth of a dollar. The design was made by Benjamin Franklin. For more information, see here.
Date February 17, 1776 note; 1863 engraving
Source Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 26, Issue 154, March 1863, article "Continental Money" by B. J. Lossing, page 440.
Author

Benjamin Franklin (original design), Benson J. Lossing (engraving)

Benson John Lossing  (1813–1891)  wikidata:Q4890263 s:en:Author:Benson John Lossing
 
Benson John Lossing
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Benson J. Lossing; Benson Lossing
Description American journalist, historian and writer
Date of birth/death 12 February 1813 Edit this at Wikidata 3 June 1891 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Beekman Edit this at Wikidata Dover Plains, New York
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