1778 United States 2 Dollar Note Value
The United States 2 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1778, 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.
1778 United States 2 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 2 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1778
- Material
- Paper
1778 United States 2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT. / TWO DOLLARS. / No / STATE of NORTH CAROLINA. / THIS Bill intitles the Bearer to receive Two \ DOLLARS, or the Value thereof, in Gold \ or Silver, agreeable to an Act of Assembly \ Passed at HILLSBOROUGH the 8th Day of \ AUGUST, 1778. / NORTH CAROLINA CURRENCY. / Two Dollars / Virtuous Councils \ the Cement of States.
Decorative borders
Reverse
Two Dollars. / Printed by James Davis, 1778.
Decorative borders
Measured 1778 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens
1 physically measured 1778 United States 2 Dollar Note example 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 United States 2 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.NC-174 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.