1760 United States 50 Shilling Note Value
The United States 50 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1760, catalogued here from 2 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.
1760 United States 50 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 50 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1760
- Material
- Paper
1760 United States 50 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
Two Pounds Ten Shillings. / FIFTY SHILLINGS. / THIS BILL / shall pass current for TWO POUNDS TEN \ SHILLINGS, within \ the Province of \ Pennsylvania, accord- \ ing to an Act of As- \ sembly, made in the \ 33d Year of the Reign \ of King GEORGE \ II. Dated the first \ Day of May, 1760. / Fifty Shill. / FIFTY SHILL. [x2] / Two Pounds Ten S. / C
William Penn's Coat of Arms
Reverse
Fifty Shill. [x2] / To Counterfeit is DEATH / Two Pounds Ten Shillings. / Printed by B. FRANKLIN, \ and D. HALL. 1760.
Nature print
Measured 1760 United States 50 Shilling Note specimens
2 physically measured 1760 United States 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 United States 50 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.PA-113 |
| 1760 United States 50 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-72 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.