1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value

Documented from 4 documented examples, the United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note is a 1776 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note
Year
1776
Material
Paper

1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

One Shilling & Six-Pence. / THE Possessor of this BILL, \ shall be paid by the Trea- \ surer of the Colony of Con- \ necticut, One Shilling & Six-pence, \ Lawful money, by the first Day of \ January, A.D. \ One Thousand, \ Seven Hundred, \ and Eighty-two. \ By Order of \ Assembly, Dated \ Hartford, June \ 19th,-A.D. \ 1776. / 1/6d. / 1/6. / Commit'e / SIGILLUM COLONIÆ CONNECTICENSIS \ QUI.T RAN SUST.

Connecticut Coat of Arms

Reverse

One shilling & six pence \ Lawful Money. \ NEW-LONDON: \ Printed by \ TIMOTHY GREEN, \ 1/6. 1776 1/6. / 1/6. [x4] / 1s6d.

Measured 1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens

4 physically measured 1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1--12 hFriedberg.CT-209
1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note #2---Friedberg.GA-64
1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note #3--12 hFriedberg.CT-209
1776 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note #4--12 hFriedberg.CT-209

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