1776 United States 3 Dollar Note Value
A 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note. We catalogue this note from 12 documented examples, recording its engraved design and specifications. Collector value reflects rarity and condition; these pieces carry no melt value.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1776 United States 3 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 3 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1776
- Material
- Paper
1776 United States 3 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
NEW \ YORK / THREE \ DOLLAR / THIS BILL shall pass current \ in all PAYMENTS in this Colony, \ for THREE SPANISH MILLED \ DOLLARS, or the Value thereof \ in Gold or Silver; according to the \ Resolution of the Provincial Congress \ of New-York, on the fifth Day of \ March, 1776. / 3 DOLLARS. / 3 D. / THREE \ DOLLARS [x3] / SIGIL CIV \ NOV EBOR
Seal of New York City
Reverse
Colony of NEW YORK / NEW-YORK CURRENCY. / THREE DOLLARS. / NEW-YORK: \ Printed by SAMUEL LOUDON, in the Year M.DCC.LXXVI. / THREE Dollars [x2] / LEX REGIT ARMA TUENTUR
Ten Commandments
Measured 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note specimens
12 physically measured 1776 United States 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-193 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-203 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-160a |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-203 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-25 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-25 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-33 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-40 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #9 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-40 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #10 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-48 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #11 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-33 |
| 1776 United States 3 Dollar Note #12 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-25 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.