1774 United States 1/6 Dollar Note Value
This 1774 note, the United States 1/6 Dollar Note, is documented below from a documented example: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1774 United States 1/6 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 1/6 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1774
- Material
- Paper
1774 United States 1/6 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
MARY- LAND / One Sixth of a Dollar. / THIS Indented BILL of One Sixth \ of a DOLLAR shall entitle the \ BEARER hereof to receive Bills of \ Exchange payable in LONDON, \ or Gold and Silver, at the Rate of Four \ Shillings and Six-pence Sterling per \ Dollar for the said Bill, according to \ the Directions of an Act of ASSEMBLY \ of Maryland. Dated in Annapolis, this 10th \ Day of April, Anno Domini M,DCC,LXXIV. / ONE \ SIXTH \ OF A \ DOLLAR. / 1 sixth of a DOLLAR. / CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI
Maryland Coat of Arms
Reverse
ONE SIXTH OF A DOLLAR. Equal to 9d. Sterling. / 'Tis DEATH to Counterfeit. Printed by A. C. and F. GREEN.
Nature print
Measured 1774 United States 1/6 Dollar Note specimens
1 physically measured 1774 United States 1/6 Dollar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1774 United States 1/6 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-61 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.