1779 United States Shilling Note Value
Documented from a documented example, the United States Shilling Note is a 1779 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.
1779 United States Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Shilling Note
- Year
- 1779
- Material
- Paper
1779 United States Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
MASSA \ CHUSETTS \ STATE / ONE SHILLING. \ shall be paid to the Bearer \ of this Bill, by the 1st Day \ of Decemr. 1782, agreeable \ to an Act of the \ General Court \ of said State. / 1/ [x4] / ONE SHILLING. / RISING.
Rising sun and pine tree
Reverse
ONE SHILLING. / BOSTON: 1779.
Pine tree
Measured 1779 United States Shilling Note specimens
1 physically measured 1779 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 United States Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MA-266 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.