1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note Value
This 1781 note, the United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note, is documented below from a documented example: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.
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1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note
- Year
- 1781
- Material
- Paper
1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
STATE of NEW-JERSEY. / One Shilling and 6d. / THIS BILL shall pass current for One Shilling and Six- \ pence, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of this \ State, passed the ninth Day of Ja- \ nuary, One Thousand Seven Hun- \ dred and Eighty-one. / Eighteen pence / One Shilling and Six pence 1S6 [x2] / NEW JERSEY
New Jersey coat of arms
Reverse
One Shilling and Six-pence. / To counterfeit is Death. / Trenton, in New-Jersey, \ Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, 1781.
Nature print
Measured 1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note specimens
1 physically measured 1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 United States 1 Shilling 6 Pence Note #1 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.NJ-195 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.