1759 United States 3 Pound Note Value

Documented from a documented example, the United States 3 Pound Note is a 1759 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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

1759 United States 3 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 3 Pound Note
Year
1759
Material
Paper

1759 United States 3 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THREE POUNDS. / This BILL by LAW shall pass current in NEW- \ JERSEY, for EIGHT Ounces, and FIFTEEN \ Penny-weight of PLATE. APRIL 10, 1759. / Three POUNDS / A

New Jersey coat of arms

Reverse

Three Pounds. \ 'Tis DEATH to counterfeit. / Woodbridge, in New-Jersey, \ Printed by Ja. Parker.

Nature print

Measured 1759 United States 3 Pound Note specimens

1 physically measured 1759 United States 3 Pound Note example 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 3 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1759 United States 3 Pound Note #1--3 hFriedberg.NJ-131

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