1776 United States 6 Shilling Note Value

This 1776 note, the United States 6 Shilling Note, is documented below from 5 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1776 United States 6 Shilling Note specifications

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

1776 United States 6 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

SIX SHILLINGS. / THIS In- \ dented BILL \ shall pass current \ for SIX SHIL- \ LINGS, ac- \ cording to an Act of \ General Assembly of \ the counties of New- \ castle, Kent and Sussex, upon De- \ laware, passed in the 15th Year of the \ Reign of His \ Majes. Geo. \ the 3d. Dat- \ ed the First \ Day of Jan. \ 1776. VIs. / SIX SHILLINGS. [x5]

Delaware Coat of Arms

Reverse

SIX SHILLINGS. / To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1776.

Wheat Sheaf

Measured 1776 United States 6 Shilling Note specimens

5 physically measured 1776 United States 6 Shilling 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 6 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1776 United States 6 Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.DE-78
1776 United States 6 Shilling Note #2--3 hFriedberg.NJ-178
1776 United States 6 Shilling Note #3--3 hFriedberg.NJ-178
1776 United States 6 Shilling Note #4--3 hFriedberg.NJ-178
1776 United States 6 Shilling Note #5--3 hFriedberg.NJ-178

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