1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value
This 1777 note, the United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note, is documented below from 2 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note
- Year
- 1777
- Material
- Paper
1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
Two Shillings & Six-pence. / THIS In- \ dented Bill \ shall pass \ current for Two \ Shillings and \ Six-pence, \ within the De \ laware State \ according to an \ Act of General Assembly of the said State, \ made in the Year of our Lord One \ thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy- \ six. Dated the \ First Day of \ My, 1777. / HALF A CROWN [x2] / Two & Six Pence \ 30 PENCE / HALF CROWN. \ 2/6
Delaware Coat of Arms
Reverse
Two Shillings and Six-pence. / To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777.
Wheat sheaf
Measured 1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
2 physically measured 1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-87 |
| 1777 United States 2 Shilling 6 Pence Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-87 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.