1786 United States 3 Pound Note Value
Documented from a documented example, the United States 3 Pound Note is a 1786 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.
1786 United States 3 Pound Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 3 Pound Note
- Year
- 1786
- Material
- Paper
1786 United States 3 Pound Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
Three Pounds. / STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND, &c. / THIS Bill is equal \ to SIXTY SHIL- \ LINGS in Lawful Silver \ Money, and shall be received in all \ Payments within \ this State, agree- \ able to an Act pas- \ sed by the GENE- \ RAL ASSEMBLY \ of said State, at \ their May Sessions, \ holden at the City \ of Newport, A. \ D. 1786. / 3l. [x2] / Committee.
Rhode Island Coat of Arms
Reverse
Three \ Pounds. / Printed by SOUTHWICK and \ BARBER. / 3l. [x4] / Death to Counterfeit.
Frame
Measured 1786 United States 3 Pound Note specimens
1 physically measured 1786 United States 3 Pound 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 United States 3 Pound Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.RI-301 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.