1761 United States 3 Shilling Note Value

The United States 3 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1761, catalogued here from a documented example 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 3 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 3 Shilling Note
Year
1761
Material
Paper

1761 United States 3 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

NORTH-CAROLINA / (IIIS.) THREE SHILLINGS, \ Proclamation Money, according to Act \ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April, 1761. / Death to counterfeit. / III S. Death t[o counterfeit] (3s.) / [Death] to counterfeit.

Decorative borders

Reverse

Measured 1761 United States 3 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1761 United States 3 Shilling Note example 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 3 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1761 United States 3 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.NC-119

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