1773 United States 4 Shilling Note Value

The United States 4 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1773, catalogued here from a documented example with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.

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

1773 United States 4 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 4 Shilling Note
Year
1773
Material
Paper

1773 United States 4 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Light House IV Shill / FOUR SHILLINGS, ac- \ cording to an Act of General \ Assembly of Pensilvania, pass- \ ed in the 13th Year of the \ Reign of his Majesty GEORGE \ the Third. Dated the 20th \ Day of March, Anno Dom. \ 1773. / FOUR SHILLINGS. [x3] / IV s. / Piers and Buoys IV Sh / IV Shillings. / A

William Penn's Coat of Arms

Reverse

FOUR SHILLINGS. / To Counterfeit is DEATH. / Printed by HALL and \ SELLERS. 1773.

Ship passing lighthouse

Measured 1773 United States 4 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1773 United States 4 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 1773 United States 4 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1773 United States 4 Shilling Note #1--9 hFriedberg.PA-159

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