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.

Measured 1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1770 United States 1/2 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.MD-53

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