1769 United States Issue Note Value
This 1769 note, the United States Issue Note, is documented below from 2 documented examples: 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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1769 United States Issue Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Issue Note
- Year
- 1769
- Material
- Paper
1769 United States Issue Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
HALF-A-CROWN. [x2] / THIS INDENTED BILL of \ Two Shillings and Sixpence, shall \ entitle the Bearer to receive of \ the Treasurer of the Contribu- \ tors of the Relief and Employ- \ ment of the Poor in the City of \ Philadelphia, the like Sum of \ Two Shillings and Sixpence, [or \ equal Value with the same Sum or the Bills of \ Credit of this Provin]ce, now by Law current \ [according to the] Directions of an Act of Gen- \ eral Assembly of \ Pennsylvania \ made in the 9th \ Year of the Reign \ of His Majesty \ GEORGE III. \ Dated the Tenth \ of March, 1769. / HALF-A-CROWN. / A
William Penn's Coat of Arms
Reverse
Measured 1769 United States Issue Note specimens
2 physically measured 1769 United States Issue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 United States Issue Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.PA-141 |
| 1769 United States Issue Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.PA-141 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.