Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Museum
Pennsylvania, like other states, issued paper money to finance the war for independence. The plummeting value of the currency led to severe inflation, economic turmoil, and, at times, open rebellion.
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Pennsylvania Nine Pence Note, 1777.
Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Museum
Pennsylvania, like other states, issued paper money to finance the war for independence. The plummeting value of the currency led to severe inflation, economic turmoil, and, at times, open rebellion.
