Bob Leonard writes:

For context, see:
p496, The Works of Joseph Bellamy, Volume 2

Since I returned from a trip to Scotland, I've been following the Continental dollar thread that began last month. Below are some thoughts, with more to come at a later date.

First, regarding the Eagleton article, those who are unaware of David Fanning's astute analysis from the June 14, 2015, E-Sylum would do well to read it. In part, it says:

Second, in 1786, Richard Watson, in England, described the appearance and metallic composition of the Continental dollar, saying that it was coined by "The Congress in America." The fact that PaulRevere denied knowledge of the coin was addressed by Philip Mossman in the December 1997 issue of The Colonial Newsletter, when he compared it to the fact that Thomas Jefferson "claimed thathalfpence did not circulate in Virginia even though Virginia had minted its own." (See pages 50-51 of the Newman/Levine article.)

Bob Leonard adds:

Bill Eckberg's submission started this thread. He writes:

Maureen adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
SARAH SOPHIA BANKS AND THE 'CONTINENTAL DOLLAR' OF 1776 (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n24a06.html)
ON THE ORIGIN OF THE CONTINENTAL DOLLAR (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n44a11.html)
ON THE ORIGINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DOLLAR (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n40a13.html)
NOTES ON THE ORIGINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DOLLAR (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n41a16.html)
MORE ON THE ORIGINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DOLLAR (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n42a23.html)