1774 United States 8 Dollar Note Value
This 1774 note, the United States 8 Dollar Note, is documented below from 4 documented examples: 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 8 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 8 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1774
- Material
- Paper
1774 United States 8 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
Eight Dollars. / THIS Indented BILL \ of EIGHT DOLLARS shall entitle the \ Bearer hereof to receive BILLS of EX- \ CHANGE 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 1774. / THOMA[S] \ SPARROW / EIGHT DOLLARS / VIII DOLLARS / 8 dollars. [x2] / CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI
Maryland Coat of Arms
Reverse
PRINTED BY A. C. and F. GREEN. / EIGHT DOLLARS. Equal to 36s Sterling / ANNAPOLIS. 'Tis Death to Counterfeit.
Nature print
Measured 1774 United States 8 Dollar Note specimens
4 physically measured 1774 United States 8 Dollar 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 8 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-70 |
| 1774 United States 8 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-70 |
| 1774 United States 8 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-70 |
| 1774 United States 8 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-70 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.