1777 United States Shilling Note Value

The United States Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1777, catalogued here from a documented example with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.

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1777 United States Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States Shilling Note
Year
1777
Material
Paper

1777 United States Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

ONE SHILLING. / THIS In- \ dented Bill \ shall pass cur- \ rent for ONE \ SHILLING, \ within the De- \ laware State \ according to an \ Act of General \ Assembly of the said Sate, made in the \ Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven \ Hundred and Seventy-six. Dated the \ First Day \ of May, 1777. / ONE SHILLING [x4] / 1 Shil / ONE SHIL. [x2] / ONE S

Reverse

ONE SHILLING. / To Counterfeit is Death / Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777.

sheaf of wheat and type

Measured 1777 United States Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1777 United States Shilling 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 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1777 United States Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.DE-85

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