1772 United States 40 Shilling Note Value

Documented from a documented example, the United States 40 Shilling Note is a 1772 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.

1772 United States 40 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 40 Shilling Note
Year
1772
Material
Paper

1772 United States 40 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Forty SHILLINGS, \ According to an Act of GENERAL \ ASSEMBLY of Pennsylvania, passed \ in the 12th \ Year of the \ Reign of his \ Majesty GEORGE \ the Third. Dated \ the Third Day of \ April, Anno Domini \ 1772. / FORTY SHILLINGS. [x2] / 2 POUND / Two Pounds. [x2] / B

William Penn's Coat of Arms

Reverse

To Counterfeit is DEATH. / Printed by D. HALL, and \ W. SELLERS. 1772. / S \ 40

Nature print

Measured 1772 United States 40 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1772 United States 40 Shilling Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1772 United States 40 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1772 United States 40 Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.PA-158

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