1759 United States 20 Shilling Note Value

The United States 20 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1759, catalogued here from 3 documented examples 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.

1759 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Shilling Note
Year
1759
Material
Paper

1759 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Twenty SHILLINGS \ Current Money of Virginia \ According to ACT of Assembly \ passed April 5, MDCCLIX. / Twenty Shillings. / SHILLINGS \ SH \ 20 / No / Twenty Shills. / 4 Crowns / 1759 / EN DAT \ VIRGINIA \ QUARTAM

Virginia coat of arms

Reverse

Nature print, and lion and flora

Measured 1759 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens

3 physically measured 1759 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.

Measured 1759 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1759 United States 20 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.VA-29
1759 United States 20 Shilling Note #2--12 hFriedberg.DE-68
1759 United States 20 Shilling Note #3--12 hFriedberg.DE-68

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