1775 United States 2 Pound Note Value

The United States 2 Pound Note is a collectible note from 1775, 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.

1775 United States 2 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Pound Note
Year
1775
Material
Paper

1775 United States 2 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

Two Pounds \ Current Money of Virginia according to \ an Ordinance of Convention \ (Act of Assembly) passed the 17th Day of July 1775 \ and by appointment of said (ASSEMBLY) \ Convention. \ Signed by us and endorsed by the Treasurer / TWO POUNDS / £2. Currency / VIRGINIA / TO COUNTERFEIT IS DEATH. / II \ L

Virginia coat of arms

Reverse

Measured 1775 United States 2 Pound Note specimens

1 physically measured 1775 United States 2 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 1775 United States 2 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1775 United States 2 Pound Note #1---Friedberg.VA-78b

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