1776 United States Issue Note Value
This 1776 note, the United States Issue Note, is documented below from 11 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 Issue Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Issue Note
- Year
- 1776
- Material
- Paper
1776 United States Issue Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
ONE SHILLING \ AND FOURPENCE / New \ York / ONE SIXTH OF A DOLLAR. / THIS BILL shall pass current \ in all Payments in this Colony, \ for One Shilling and Four Pence, \ (being equal to One Sixth of a Spa- \ nish Milled Dollar) or the Value \ thereof in Gold or Silver, according \ to the Resolution of the Provincial \ Congress of New-York, on the 5th \ Day of March, 1776. \ 1s. 4d. / 1s4. / ONE SIXTH \ OF \ A \ DOLLAR [x2] / SIGILL \ CIV \ NOV \ EBORAC
Seal of New York City
Reverse
COLONY \ OF \ NEW \ YORK / ONE SHILLING and FOUR PENCE, \ NEW-YORK Currency. / One Sixth of a Dollar. / NEW-YORK \ Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. / ONE \ SIXTH \ OF A \ DOLLAR [x2] / NE IMPROVISO
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Measured 1776 United States Issue Note specimens
11 physically measured 1776 United States Issue 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 Issue Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-186 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-187 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #3 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-187 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #4 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-188 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #5 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-189 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #6 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-189 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #7 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-190 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #8 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-190 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #9 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-185 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #10 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-200 |
| 1776 United States Issue Note #11 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-208 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.