1771 United States 10 Shilling Note Value

This 1771 note, the United States 10 Shilling Note, is documented below from 7 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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1771 United States 10 Shilling Note specifications

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

1771 United States 10 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Ten Shillings. / BY a LAW of the COLONY of \ New=York, this Bill shall be \ received in all Payments in the Treasury \ for TEN SHILLINGS. \ NEW-YORK, \ February 16, 1771. / X.S. / Ten Shillings. / 10s. \ 'Tis Death to counterfeit. / NEW • YORK / SIGILL • CIVITAT • NOV • EBORAC

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

Reverse

Nature print

Measured 1771 United States 10 Shilling Note specimens

7 physically measured 1771 United States 10 Shilling 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 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.NY-162
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #2---Friedberg.NY-162
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #3---Friedberg.NC-138
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #4---Friedberg.NC-138
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #5---Friedberg.NC-138
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #6--12 hFriedberg.PA-147
1771 United States 10 Shilling Note #7---Friedberg.NC-138

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