1776 United States Dollar Note Value
A 1776 United States 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 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States Dollar Note
- Year
- 1776
- Material
- Paper
1776 United States Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
New \ York / ONE \ DOLLAR / THIS BILL shall pass current \ in all Payments in this Colony, \ for ONE SPANISH MILLED \ DOLLAR, 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. / ONE DOLLAR. [x3] / 1D. / SIGIL CIV \ NOV EBOR
Seal of New York City
Reverse
COLONY \ OF \ NEW • YORK / NEW-YORK Currency. / ONE DOLLAR. / NEW-YORK: \ Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. / ONE \ DOLLAR [x2] / ACERVUS E PARVIS GRANDIS
Sheaf of wheat
Measured 1776 United States Dollar Note specimens
12 physically measured 1776 United States 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 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-191 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-191 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-157a |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #4 | - | - | - | Friedberg.GA-71a |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #5 | - | - | - | Friedberg.GA-71a |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #6 | - | - | - | Friedberg.GA-71d |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.MD-96 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-23 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #9 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-191 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #10 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.NY-191 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #11 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-23 |
| 1776 United States Dollar Note #12 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-31 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.