1761 United States 15 Shilling Note Value

The United States 15 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1761, 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.

1761 United States 15 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 15 Shilling Note
Year
1761
Material
Paper

1761 United States 15 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

FIFTEEN Shillings. / THIS Bill by Law shall pass current \ in NEW-JERSEY, for TWO Ounces, Three Penny- \ weight, and Eighteen Grains of PLATE. / April 23, 1761. / Fifteen Shillings: / B / DIEU ET \ MON \ DROIT / HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

New Jersey coat of arms

Reverse

Fifteen Shillings. \ To counterfeit is Death. / Woodbridge: \ Printed by James Parker.

Nature print

Measured 1761 United States 15 Shilling Note specimens

2 physically measured 1761 United States 15 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 1761 United States 15 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1761 United States 15 Shilling Note #1--3 hFriedberg.NJ-143
1761 United States 15 Shilling Note #2---Friedberg.NC-123

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