1786 United States 5 Shilling Note Value

The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1786, catalogued here from 3 documented examples 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 5 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Shilling Note
Year
1786
Material
Paper

1786 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

STATE OF GEORGIA / Five Shillings. / THIS BILL shall pass current for FIVE SHILLINGS, \ according to an ACT of GENERAL ASSEMBLY \ of the STATE of GEORGIA, passed the Fourteenth Day of \ August, in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven \ Hundred and Eighty-six. Dated the Sixteenth Day of Octo- \ ber, A. D. 1786. / Treasurer. / AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH. / PRO BONO PUBLICO \ THE CON \ STITUTION \ OF THE \ STATE OF \ GEORGIA \ 1777. / ABERNETHIE SCU. / V sh. \ To counterfeit is DEATH \ 5 sh.

Rhode Island Coat of Arms

Reverse

Frame

Measured 1786 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens

3 physically measured 1786 United States 5 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 5 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.GA-129
1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #2---Friedberg.SC-161
1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #3--12 hFriedberg.RI-295

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