1759 United States 5 Pound Note Value

This 1759 note, the United States 5 Pound Note, is documented below from 2 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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1759 United States 5 Pound Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Pound Note
Year
1759
Material
Paper

1759 United States 5 Pound Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

FIVE Pounds \ Current Money of Virginia \ According to ACT of Assembly \ passed April 5, MDCCLIX. / Five POUNDS. / 100 SHILLINGS. / TWENTY CROWNS / 5 Five Pounds

Virginia coat of arms

Reverse

Nature print

Measured 1759 United States 5 Pound Note specimens

2 physically measured 1759 United States 5 Pound Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1759 United States 5 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1759 United States 5 Pound Note #1---Friedberg.VA-32
1759 United States 5 Pound Note #2--12 hFriedberg.PA-102

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