The coin was designed by Benjamin Franklin. A Continental dollar from 1776 sold for over $32,000 at an auction last week, after it was found in an old toffee tin.

The pewter coin was found near the bottom of a toffee tin, said Wotton Auction Rooms, which will auction the Continental ...

“Benjamin Franklin saw that the Colonies’ financial independence was necessary for their political independence," said co-author Khachatur Manukyan. "Most of the silver and gold coins brought ...

“Benjamin Franklin saw that the Colonies’ financial independence was necessary for their political independence. Most of the silver and gold coins brought to the British American colonies ...

Benjamin Franklin was named a leader of the American rebellion by the St. James Chronicle of London — a city in which he was a celebrated resident — on this day in history, Nov. 14, 1776.