1781 United States Shilling Note Value
The United States Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1781, 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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1781 United States Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Shilling Note
- Year
- 1781
- Material
- Paper
1781 United States Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY. / One Shilling / THIS BILL shall pass current for ONE SHILLING, \ agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of this State, \ passed the ninth Day of January, \ One Thousand Seven Hundred and \ Eighty-one. / 1S \ One Shilling 1 NEW JERSEY [x2] / ONE SHILLING.
New Jersey coat of arms
Reverse
One Shilling. / To counterfeit is DEATH. \ Trenton, in New-Jersey, \ Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, 1781.
Nature print
Measured 1781 United States Shilling Note specimens
1 physically measured 1781 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 United States Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.NJ-194 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.