1776 United States 12 Shilling Note Value
The United States 12 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1776, catalogued here from 6 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.
1776 United States 12 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 12 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1776
- Material
- Paper
1776 United States 12 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWELVE SHILLINGS. / THIS BILL of TWELVE SHILLINGS \ Proclamation, is emitted by a LAW of the Colony of \ NEW-JERSEY, passed in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of \ his Majesty King George the Third. Dated March 25, 1776. / Twelve Shillings. [x4] / B / N. Jersey / XII [x2] / DIE • ET \ MON \ DROIT / HONI SOIT • QUI • MAL • Y • PENSE
New Jersey coat of arms
Reverse
Twelve Shillings. \ To counterfeit is Death. / Burlington in New-Jersey, \ Printed by I. Collins, 1776.
Nature print
Measured 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note specimens
6 physically measured 1776 United States 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
| 1776 United States 12 Shilling Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-179 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.