1775 United States 5 Dollar Note Value
The United States 5 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1775, catalogued here from 7 documented examples with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.
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1775 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1775
- Material
- Paper
1775 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
FIVE \ DOLLARS [x2] / New York / THIS BILL shall pass \ current in all Payments in \ this Colony, for FIVE SPANISH \ MILLED DOLLARS, or the \ Value thereof in Gold or Silver \ Currency, according to the Reso- \ lution of the PROVINCIAL CON- \ GRESS of New York, on the second \ Day of September, 1775. / Five Dollars [x2] / SIGIL • CIV \ NOV • EBOR
Seal of New York City
Reverse
COLONY \ OF \ NEW \ YORK / NEW-YORK CURRENCY / FIVE DOLLARS. [x3] / NEW-YORK: \ Printed by JOHN HOLT, in the Year 1775. / UNO EODEMQUE IGNI
Candelabrum
Measured 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
7 physically measured 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note examples 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-180 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-180 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-5 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-5 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-15 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-15 |
| 1775 United States 5 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-150 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.