1771 United States 10 Pound Note Value

Documented from 2 documented examples, the United States 10 Pound Note is a 1771 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1771 United States 10 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 10 Pound Note
Year
1771
Material
Paper

1771 United States 10 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TEN POUNDS. / BY A Law of the Colony of New= \ York, this Bill shall be received \ in all Payments in the TREASURY, \ FOR TEN POUNDS. NEW-YORK, FEBRUARY \ 16, 1771. / X.L \ CCs. / NEW • YORK / 200s. \ 'Tis Death to counterfeit / SIGILL • CIVITAT • NOV • EBORAC

Seal of New York City, with Britannia seated above with Native American and female supporters, and beaver and ship

Reverse

Measured 1771 United States 10 Pound Note specimens

2 physically measured 1771 United States 10 Pound Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1771 United States 10 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1771 United States 10 Pound Note #1---Friedberg.NY-167
1771 United States 10 Pound Note #2---Friedberg.NY-167

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