1775 United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value
The United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence 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 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note
- Year
- 1775
- Material
- Paper
1775 United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
Colony of the \ Massachusetts Bay. } Decmr. 7 1775. / The Possessor of this Bill shall be paid \ by the Treasurer of this Colony \ Four shillings & six pence, Lawfull \ Money by the 7th day of Decmr, \ 1781 which Bill shall be received \ for the aforesaid sum in all \ payments at the Treasury and \ in all other payments, by order \ of the General Assembly. / Committee / 4/6 [x4]
Ship at wharf building
Reverse
FOUR shillings & six pence / Issued in defence of American Liberty. / Ense petit placidam. sub Libertate. Quietem. / Decmr. 7. 1775.
Patriot holding sword and the Magna Carta
Measured 1775 United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
1 physically measured 1775 United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 United States 4 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MA-180 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.