1777 United States 9 Pence Note Value

A 1777 United States 9 Pence Note. We catalogue this note from 4 documented examples, 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 9 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 9 Pence Note
Year
1777
Material
Paper

1777 United States 9 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

NINE PENCE. / THIS In- \ dented Bill \ shall pass \ current for \ Nine Pence, \ within the \ Delaware \ State, ac- \ cording to \ an Act of Ge- \ neral Assembly of the said State, made \ in the Year of our Lord One Thousand \ Seven Hundred and Seventy- six, Dat- \ ed the 1st. Day of May, 1777. 9d. / nine pence \ currency / 9 \ Pence / NINE \ Pence [x2] / NINE PENCE [x3]

Delaware Coat of Arms

Reverse

NINE PENCE. / To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by James Adams, 1777.

Wheat sheaf

Measured 1777 United States 9 Pence Note specimens

4 physically measured 1777 United States 9 Pence Note examples 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 9 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1777 United States 9 Pence Note #1--12 hFriedberg.DE-84
1777 United States 9 Pence Note #2--12 hFriedberg.PA-212
1777 United States 9 Pence Note #3--12 hFriedberg.PA-212
1777 United States 9 Pence Note #4--12 hFriedberg.PA-212

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