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.

Measured 1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1770 United States 1/3 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.MD-52

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