1779 United States Dollar Note Value

Documented from 2 documented examples, the United States Dollar Note is a 1779 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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1779 United States Dollar Note specifications

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

1779 United States Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

ONE DOLLARS. \ THE Bearer is entitled \ to receive ONE Spa- \ nish milled DOLLAR, \ or an equal Sum in Gold \ or Silver, according to \ a Resolution of CON- \ GRESS of the 14th \ January, 1779. / One Dollar. [x2] / THE UNITED STATES \ OF NORTH AMERICA [x2] / DEPRESSA RESURGIT.

A weighted bowl on an acanthus plant

Reverse

ONE DOLLAR. / Printed by HALL and SEL- \ LERS. 1779.

Nature print, tansy leaf

Measured 1779 United States Dollar Note specimens

2 physically measured 1779 United States 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 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1779 United States Dollar Note #1--3 hFriedberg.CC-87
1779 United States Dollar Note #2--3 hFriedberg.CC-87

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