1777 United States 18 Pence Note Value

A 1777 United States 18 Pence Note. We catalogue this note from a documented example, recording its engraved design and specifications. Collector value reflects rarity and condition; these pieces carry no melt value.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1777 United States 18 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 18 Pence Note
Year
1777
Material
Paper

1777 United States 18 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

EIGHTEEN PENCE. / THIS In- \ dented Bill \ shall pass cur- \ rent for Eigh- \ teen Pence, \ with the \ Delaware \ State, accord- \ ing to an Act \ of General Assembly of the said State, \ made in the Year of our Lord One Thou- \ sand Seven Hundred and Seventy-six. \ Dated the \ First Day of \ May, 1777. / EIGHTEEN PENCE. [x4] / ONE SHILL. and SIX PENCE 1/6 / ONE AND SIX PENCE / XVIII

Delaware Coat of Arms

Reverse

EIGHTEEN PENCE. / To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777.

Wheat sheaf

Measured 1777 United States 18 Pence Note specimens

1 physically measured 1777 United States 18 Pence Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1777 United States 18 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1777 United States 18 Pence Note #1--12 hFriedberg.DE-86

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