1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note Value

This 1779 note, the United States 1000 Dollar Note, is documented below from a documented example: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 1000 Dollar Note
Year
1779
Material
Paper

1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

SOUTH CAROLINA. / This Bill entitles the Bearer to ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, \ or One Hundred & Sixty two Pounds, ten shillings, Current \ Money of this State; pursuant to an Ordinance of the \ General Assembly, passed the 8th day of Febry. 1779. / ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS / 100 \ Dollars / £162:10:0 / GLORIÆ FUNDAMENTIUM FORTITUDO

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Reverse

ONE \ HUNDRED \ DOLLARS / £162:10:0

Palmetto, drum, and flags

Measured 1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note specimens

1 physically measured 1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1779 United States 1000 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.SC-159

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.