1776 United States 6 Pound Note Value
The United States 6 Pound Note is a collectible note from 1776, 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.
1776 United States 6 Pound Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 6 Pound Note
- Year
- 1776
- Material
- Paper
1776 United States 6 Pound Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
SIX POUNDS / THIS BILL of SIX POUNDS 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. / Six Pounds. [x4] / NEW Jersey. / 120 Shil. / RITTENHOUSE / DIEU \ ET MON \ DROIT / H ONI • SOIT • QUI • MAL • Y • PENSE.
New Jersey coat of arms
Reverse
SIX POUNDS. \ To counterfeit is Death. / NEW-JERSEY Six Pounds. / Printed by ISAAC COLLINS. / Burlington, 1776.
Nature print
Measured 1776 United States 6 Pound Note specimens
1 physically measured 1776 United States 6 Pound 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 United States 6 Pound Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-183 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.