1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note Value
This 1770 note, the United States 1/2 Dollar 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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 1/2 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1770
- Material
- Paper
1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
MARYLAND / HALF a DOLLAR. / THIS indented Bill of half a \ DOLLAR, shall entitle the BEARER \ hereof to receive Bills of Exchange payable \ in LONDON, or Gold and Silver, at the \ Rate of four shillings & six-pence Sterling per \ Dollar for the said Bill, according to the \ Directions of an Act of ASSEMBLY of MA- \ RYLAND. Dated in Annapolis, the First \ Day of March, ANNO DOMI- \ NI, 1770. / HALF OF A DOLLAR. [x2] / T.S. / CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI
Maryland Coat of Arms
Reverse
PRINTED BY A. C. AND W. GREEN. / HALF A DOLLAR. Equal to 2s. 3d. STERLING. / ANNAPOLIS / 'Tis Death to COUNTERFEIT.
Nature print
Measured 1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note specimens
1 physically measured 1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note example 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-53 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.