1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note Value

Documented from a documented example, the United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note is a 1760 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note
Year
1760
Material
Paper

1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

IIs. VIIId. (2s. 8d.) / THIS BILL of Two Shillings and \ Eight Pence, shall pass current in \ all Payments, as Proclamation Money, \ within the Province of NORTH-CAROL- \ LINA, according to [Act of] Assembly \ passed the 14th of July, 1760. / (2s. 8d.) Death to counterfeit. (IIs. VIIId.)

Decorative borders

Reverse

Measured 1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note specimens

1 physically measured 1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1760 United States 2 Shilling 8 Pence Note #1---Friedberg.NC-106

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