1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value

This 1768 note, the United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note, is documented below from a documented example: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note
Year
1768
Material
Paper

1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

NORTH-CAROLINA / [IIS. VId.] TWO SHILLINGS \ and SIX PENCE. / THE Province of NORTH_CAROLINA is in- \ debted to the Possessor hereof, Two Shillings \ and Six Pence, Proclamation Money; to be paid \ out of the Public Treasury, on Demand, at any \ Time after the Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, ac- \ cording to ACT of ASSEMBLY, passed December \ 1768. / Death to counterfeit. [x3] / II S. VI. [x3] / 2s. 6d [x3]

Decorative borders

Reverse

Measured 1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens

1 physically measured 1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 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 1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1768 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1---Friedberg.NC-128

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