1786 United States 2 Pound Note Value

The United States 2 Pound Note is a collectible note from 1786, 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.

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1786 United States 2 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Pound Note
Year
1786
Material
Paper

1786 United States 2 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

This Bill of Two Pounds, shall pass in \ payment to the TREASURY of this STATE, in discharge \ of all DEBTS, DUTIES, & TAXES, payable thereto in \ Gold, or Silver Coin, during the term of five \ Years, from the first of MAY, 1786, and is also secured by \ a Mortgage of Land, of three times, or a deposit of Gold, \ or Silver Plate, of double the value, in the Loan Office. / TWO POUNDS [x2] / [x2] / Commissioner. / PRÆMIUM \ INDUSTRIÆ

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Reverse

Measured 1786 United States 2 Pound Note specimens

1 physically measured 1786 United States 2 Pound Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1786 United States 2 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1786 United States 2 Pound Note #1---Friedberg.SC-170

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.