Rare coin from year of USA’s Declaration of Independence discovered in toffee tin

The front of the 1776 Continental Currency Dollar. (Matt Bigwood via SWNS)

By James Gamble via SWNS

An incredibly rare American coin from the year of the Declaration of Independence found in a toffee tin has sold for £25,000 ($32,000).

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Rare coin from year of USA’s Declaration of Independence discovered in toffee tin

The ultra-rare Continental Currency Dollar was found in this toffee tin. (Matt Bigwood via SWNS)
Rare coin from year of USA’s Declaration of Independence discovered in toffee tin

The reverse of the 1776 Continental Currency Dollar. (Matt Bigwood via SWNS)

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