1757 United States 20 Shilling Note Value

The United States 20 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1757, 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.

1757 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Shilling Note
Year
1757
Material
Paper

1757 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWENTY SHILLINGS. / THIS BILL shall pass \ current for TWENTY SHILLINGS \ within the Province of Pennsylvania, \ according to an Act \ of Assembly made \ in the 30th Year \ of the Reign of \ King GEORGE \ II. Dated July 1, \ 1757. / Twenty Shill. / Twenty Shillings [x2] / Twenty XX Shill. / B

William Penn's Coat of Arms

Reverse

TWENTY SHILL. / To Counterfeit is DEATH. / Printed by B. FRANKLIN, and \ D. HALL. 1757.

Nature print

Measured 1757 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1757 United States 20 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 1757 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1757 United States 20 Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.PA-88

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