1791 United States Penny Note Value

Documented from 3 documented examples, the United States Penny Note is a 1791 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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1791 United States Penny Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States Penny Note
Year
1791
Material
Paper

1791 United States Penny Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

ONE PENNY. / New-Windsor, June 1, 1791. / I Promise to pay the \ Bearer, One Penny on de- \ mand. / 1d Isaac Schultz

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Reverse

One Penny.

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Measured 1791 United States Penny Note specimens

3 physically measured 1791 United States Penny 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 Penny Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1791 United States Penny Note #1--12 hFriedberg.unlisted
1791 United States Penny Note #2---Friedberg.unlisted
1791 United States Penny Note #3--12 hFriedberg.NJ-224

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