1738 United States 10 Shilling Note Value

The United States 10 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1738, catalogued here from a documented example with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1738 United States 10 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 10 Shilling Note
Year
1738
Material
Paper

1738 United States 10 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THIS \ Ten Shilling \ Bill due from the Colony \ of Rhode-Island &c to the Possessor shall \ be equal to Money & shall be accepted by \ the Treasurer in all Public payments and \ for any Stock at any time in ye Treasury \ Newport Augst: ye: 22d: 1738 By Order of \ the General Assembly / No: / 10s [x3] / 1738 [x2] / Comte: / IN • TE • DOMINE • SPERAVI •

Seal of Rhode Island

Reverse

Ten \ Shillings / 1738

Frame

Measured 1738 United States 10 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1738 United States 10 Shilling Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1738 United States 10 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1738 United States 10 Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.RI-34

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.