1791 United States 2 Pence Note Value

This 1791 note, the United States 2 Pence Note, is documented below from 3 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1791 United States 2 Pence Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Pence Note
Year
1791
Material
Paper

1791 United States 2 Pence Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWO-PENCE. / BY Order of the Constitutional So- \ ciety of Dutchess county, I pro- \ mise to pay the bearer Two-Pence on \ demand. / 2d [x2] / Two-Pence. / Edmd. Per Lee, \ Treasurer. / Jan. 11, 1791. / Printed by N. Power, Poughkeepsie.

Decorative borders

Reverse

Decorative borders

Measured 1791 United States 2 Pence Note specimens

3 physically measured 1791 United States 2 Pence Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1791 United States 2 Pence Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1791 United States 2 Pence Note #1---Friedberg.unlisted
1791 United States 2 Pence Note #2---Friedberg.unlisted
1791 United States 2 Pence Note #3--12 hFriedberg.NJ-225

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