1778 United States 5 Dollar Note Value
The United States 5 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1778, catalogued here from 8 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.
1778 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1778
- Material
- Paper
1778 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT. / FIVE DOLLARS. / No / STATE of NORTH CAROLINA. / THIS BILL intitles the Bearer, to receive \ FIVE Spanish milled 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. / FIVE DOLLARS. / THE RISING \ STATES.
Decorative borders
Reverse
Nature print, willow leaves
Measured 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
8 physically measured 1778 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-176d |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-72 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-72 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-79 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-79 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-79 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-79 |
| 1778 United States 5 Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.CC-72 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.