1779 United States 25 Dollar Note Value

The United States 25 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1779, catalogued here from 2 documented examples with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.

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1779 United States 25 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 25 Dollar Note
Year
1779
Material
Paper

1779 United States 25 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. / STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. / THIS BILL entitles the Bearer to receive \ TWENTY-FIVE Spanish milled DOLLARS, \ or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver, \ agreeable to an Act of Assembly passed at Smithfield, \ the 15th Day of May, 1779. / DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT. / TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS. / A free \ Commerce

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Reverse

T[wenty]-Five DOLLARS. / W[ILMIN]GTON: Printed by HUGH WALKER \ MDCCLXXIX.

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Measured 1779 United States 25 Dollar Note specimens

2 physically measured 1779 United States 25 Dollar Note examples 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 25 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1779 United States 25 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.NC-186a
1779 United States 25 Dollar Note #2---Friedberg.NC-186b

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