1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value

This 1773 note, the United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note, is documented below from 3 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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1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note
Year
1773
Material
Paper

1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWO SHILLINGS & SIX-PENCE. / THE POSSESSOR of this Bill, \ shall be paid by the Treasurer \ of the Colony of CONNEC- \ TICUT, TWO SHILLINGS and \ SIX PENCE, Lawful Money, by the \ First Day of June \ A.D. 1775. By \ Order of Assembly, \ Hartford, June \ First, One Thous- \ and, Seven Hund- \ red, and Seventy- \ Three / 2/6 [x2] / COMMITTEE. / SIGILLUM COLONIÆ CONNECTICUTENSIS \ QUIT RAN SUST

Connecticut Coat of Arms

Reverse

2/6. Lawful Money. / New-London: Printed by \ TIMOTHY GREEN. \ XDCCLXXIII / TWO SHILLINGS and Six-pence \ 2/6 [x2] / 1773 [x2]

Farm scene

Measured 1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens

3 physically measured 1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1--12 hFriedberg.CT-169
1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #2--9 hFriedberg.PA-165
1773 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #3--9 hFriedberg.PA-165

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