1779 United States 5 Dollar Note Value

The United States 5 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1779, catalogued here from 3 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 5 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Dollar Note
Year
1779
Material
Paper

1779 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

CAROLINA CURRENCY / FIVE DOLLARS. / STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. / THIS BILL entitles the Bearer to receive 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. / FIVE DOLLARS. / Be Freedom and Indepen- \ [de]nce steadily pursued.

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Reverse

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Measured 1779 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens

3 physically measured 1779 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.

Measured 1779 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1779 United States 5 Dollar Note #1---Friedberg.NC-183a
1779 United States 5 Dollar Note #2--12 hFriedberg.NC-183b
1779 United States 5 Dollar Note #3--3 hFriedberg.CC-91

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