1780 United States 2 Dollar Note Value
The United States 2 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1780, catalogued here from 9 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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1780 United States 2 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 2 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1780
- Material
- Paper
1780 United States 2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWO DOLLARS. \ STATE of RHODE-ISLAND and \ PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS. \ TWO DOLLARS. \ THE Possessor of this BILL shall be paid TWO \ Spanish milled DOLLARS by the Thirty first \ Day of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and \ Eighty-six, with INTEREST in like Money, at the Rate \ of Five per Centum per Annum, by the State of Rhode- \ Island and Providence Plantations, according to an Act of \ the Legislature of the said State, of the Second Day of \ July, 1780. / TWO DOLLARS / Interest, s. d. q. \ Annually, 0 7 1 / Monthly, 0 0 2 1/2
Decorative borders
Reverse
The United States \ TWO DOLLARS. 2 / THE UNITED STATES ensure the Pay- \ ment of the within BILL, and will draw \ Bills of Exchange for the Interest annually, if \ demanded, according to a Resolution of CON- \ GRESS, of the 18th of March, 1780. / Printed by HALL and SELLERS. / THE \ UNITED \ STATES. / TRIBULATIO DITAT.
Seal
Measured 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens
9 physically measured 1780 United States 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-283 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-279 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-279 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-279 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-279 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NH-180 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NH-180 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-279 |
| 1780 United States 2 Dollar Note #9 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-283 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.