1778 United States 2 Shilling Note Value

Documented from a documented example, the United States 2 Shilling Note is a 1778 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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

1778 United States 2 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Shilling Note
Year
1778
Material
Paper

1778 United States 2 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

17 \ 78 / MASSACHUSETTS STATE / Octor, 16 / TWO SHILLINGS. / This Bill entitles the Bearer \ to receive Two Shillings L.M. \ out of the Treasury of this \ State by the 18 of Octor. 1784 And \ shall be received for that sum \ in all payments Agreeable \ to an Act of said STATE / {Committee / 2s [x4] / TWO \ SHILLINGS [x2]

Codfish and pillars

Reverse

TWO SHILLINGS. / BOSTON, October 1778.

Pine tree

Measured 1778 United States 2 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1778 United States 2 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 1778 United States 2 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1778 United States 2 Shilling Note #1--12 hFriedberg.MA-262

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