1777 United States 20 Shilling Note Value
The United States 20 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1777, catalogued here from 4 documented examples 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.
1777 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 20 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1777
- Material
- Paper
1777 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWENTY SHILLINGS. / THIS In- \ dented Bill \ shall pass \ current for \ Twenty Shil- \ lings within \ the Delaware \ State, accord- \ ing 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 1st. \ Day of May, \ 1777. XXs. / Twenty Shillings XX [x2] / TWENTY SHILLINGS [x2]
Delaware Coat of Arms
Reverse
TWENTY SHILLINGS. / To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777.
Wheat sheaf
Measured 1777 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
4 physically measured 1777 United States 20 Shilling 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 20 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.DE-92 |
| 1777 United States 20 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-222a |
| 1777 United States 20 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-222a |
| 1777 United States 20 Shilling Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-222b |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.