1773 United States 8 Pound Note Value

The United States 8 Pound 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.

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1773 United States 8 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 8 Pound Note
Year
1773
Material
Paper

1773 United States 8 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Virginia (James River Bank) / (We) I Robert Carter Nicholas Esqr. as \ Treasurer of the Colony and Dominion of \ (and Company Bankers in) Virginia Promise \ to pay to (or) \ the Bearer on (demand) Eight Pounds. \ Current money Witness \ (our Cashier) \ my Hand this first Day of April \ one thousand seven hundred \ and seventy-three \ or before the tenth Day of December one \ thousand seven hundred and seventy-five / 8 Pounds Currency / Eight Pounds £8. / 1773.

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Reverse

EIGHT POUNDS \ DEATH to COUNTERFEIT / 160 SHILLINGS

Decorative borders

Measured 1773 United States 8 Pound Note specimens

1 physically measured 1773 United States 8 Pound 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 8 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1773 United States 8 Pound Note #1--3 hFriedberg.VA-65

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