1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note Value

The United States 1/3 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1774, catalogued here from 2 documented examples 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.

1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 1/3 Dollar Note
Year
1774
Material
Paper

1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

MARYLAND / One T^hird of a DOLLAR. / THIS Indented BILL of One Third of a \ DOLLAR, shall entitle the B^earer hereof \ 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 10th Day of April, ANNO \ DOMINI 1774. / I•G \ PRINT- \ TER / T•S SCULP / ONE THIRD OF A DOLLAR. / 1/3 OF \ A \ DOLLAR / TS / CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI

Maryland Coat of Arms

Reverse

[Printed by A. C. and F. GREEN.] / ONE THIRD OF A DOLLAR. Equal to 1s. 6d. Sterling. / ANNAPOLIS. / 'Tis Death to Counterfeit.

Nature print

Measured 1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specimens

2 physically measured 1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.MD-63
1774 United States 1/3 Dollar Note #2--12 hFriedberg.MD-63

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