1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note Value
The United States 1/3 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1770, catalogued here from a documented example 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.
1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 1/3 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1770
- Material
- Paper
1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
MARYLAND / One Third of a DOLLAR. / THIS Indented Bill of One Third of a \ DOLLAR, shall entitle the bearer thereof \ to Receive Bills of Exchange payable in LON- \ DON, or Gold and Silver, at the rate of Four \ Shillings and Six-pence Sterling per Dollar \ for the said Bill, according to the Directions of \ an Act of Assembly of Maryland. Dated \ in ANNAPOLIS, this 1st Day of March ANNO \ DOMINI 1770. / ONE THIRD OF A DOLLAR [x2] / CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI
Maryland Coat of Arms
Reverse
Printed by A.C. and W. GREEN. / ONE THIRD OF A DOLLAR. Equal to 1s. 6d. Sterling. / ANNAPOLIS, / 'Tis Death to Counterfeit.
Nature print
Measured 1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specimens
1 physically measured 1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-52 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.