1785 United States 10 Shilling Note Value
The United States 10 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1785, catalogued here from 2 documented examples with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.
1785 United States 10 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 10 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1785
- Material
- Paper
1785 United States 10 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
One Dollar \ and \ One Third. \ Ten Shillings. / THIS BILL by LAW \ shall pass current for TEN \ SHILLINGS, within the Com- \ monwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, ac- \ cording to an ACT of the General As- \ sembly, passed at Philadelphia the 16th \ day of March, Anno DOMI- \ NI one thousand seven hun- \ dred and eighty- five. \ Ten Shillings. Penn. Currency. / STATE \ OF \ PENN SYL \ VANIA \ TEN \ SHILLINGS CURRENCY / TEN SHI / PENN \ TEN \ SYLVANIA \ SHILLINGS \ X / Francis Bailey Printer
Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Reverse
Ten Shillings / To Counterfeit is Death. / PHILADELPHIA: \ Printed by \ FRANCIS BAILEY
Nature print
Measured 1785 United States 10 Shilling Note specimens
2 physically measured 1785 United States 10 Shilling Note examples 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 United States 10 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-270 |
| 1785 United States 10 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-270 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.