1758 United States 20 Shilling Note Value
This 1758 note, the United States 20 Shilling Note, is documented below from 5 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.
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1758 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 20 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1758
- Material
- Paper
1758 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWENTY SHILLINGS / [This] Indent[ed \ BI]LL shall \ pass current [for] \ Twenty Shillings \ within the G[overnment] \ of the Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, \ on Delaware, according to an \ Act of Assembly of the said \ Government made in the 31st \ Year of the Reign of our So- \ vereign Lord King George II. \ [Dated] the first Day of March, \ [1758]. Twenty Shillings
Delaware Coat of Arms
Reverse
Printed by B. FRANKLIN, \ and D. HALL / To Counterfeit is DEATH. / TWENTY SHILLINGS.
Lion and nature impression
Measured 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
5 physically measured 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-52 |
| 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-60 |
| 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-99 |
| 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note #4 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-60 |
| 1758 United States 20 Shilling Note #5 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-96 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.