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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
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.
Ship
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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 United States 8 Pound Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.VA-65 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.