1774 United States 4 Shilling Note Value
The United States 4 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1774, catalogued here from 2 documented examples 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.
1774 United States 4 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 4 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1774
- Material
- Paper
1774 United States 4 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
NEW-YORK \ WATER WORKS / THIS NOTE shall entitle the BEARER to the Sum of \ FOUR SHILLINGS \ current Money of the Colony of New-York, payable on DEMAND, by \ the MAYOR, ALDERMEN, and COMMONALTY of \ the City of New-York, at the Office of Chamberlain of the said City, \ pursuant to a Vote of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, \ of this Date. Dated the Twenty-fifth Day of August, in the Year of \ our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-four. \ By Order of the Corporation. / IVs.
Decorative borders
Reverse
FOUR SHILLINGS. / NEW-YORK: Printed by H. GAINE.
Proposed steam-operated water pump of Christopher Colles
Measured 1774 United States 4 Shilling Note specimens
2 physically measured 1774 United States 4 Shilling Note examples 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 4 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NY-170 |
| 1774 United States 4 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NY-170 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.