1786 United States 3 Shilling Note Value

The United States 3 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1786, 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.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1786 United States 3 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 3 Shilling Note
Year
1786
Material
Paper

1786 United States 3 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THREE SHILLINGS / THIS BILL, by LAW, shall pass current in New- \ Jersey equal to Gold or Silver for THREE SHILLINGS, \ pursuant to a LAW of the State for making current One Hundred Thousand Pounds, passed in the Year 1786. / THREE Shillings. [x5] / 3 shillings 3s

New Jersey coat of arms

Reverse

THREE SHILLINGS. \ To counterfeit is Death. / TRENTON, in New-Jersey, \ Printed by ISAAC COLLINS, 1786.

Nature print

Measured 1786 United States 3 Shilling Note specimens

2 physically measured 1786 United States 3 Shilling Note examples 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 3 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1786 United States 3 Shilling Note #1--3 hFriedberg.NJ-212
1786 United States 3 Shilling Note #2--12 hFriedberg.RI-294

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