1748 United States 5 Shilling Note Value

The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1748, 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.

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1748 United States 5 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Shilling Note
Year
1748
Material
Paper

1748 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

North Carolina / VS. FIVE SHILLING \ Proclamation Mony according to Act of \ Assembly pass'd the 4th of April 1748

Crown

Reverse

Measured 1748 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1748 United States 5 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 1748 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1748 United States 5 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.NC-61

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