1778 United States Issue Note Value
Documented from a documented example, the United States Issue 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 Issue Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Issue Note
- Year
- 1778
- Material
- Paper
1778 United States Issue Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
17 \ 78 / MASSACHUSETTS STATE / Octor, 16 / TWELVE PENCE. / This Bill entitles the Bearer \ to receive One Shilling \ 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 / 12d [x4] / ONE \ SHIL \ LING [x2]
Codfish and pillars
Reverse
TWELVE PENCE. / BOSTON, October 1778.
Pine tree
Measured 1778 United States Issue Note specimens
1 physically measured 1778 United States Issue Note example 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 United States Issue Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MA-260 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.