1780 United States 20 Dollar Note Value
The United States 20 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1780, catalogued here from 8 documented examples with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1780 United States 20 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 20 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1780
- Material
- Paper
1780 United States 20 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWENTY DOLLARS. / State of Massachusetts-Bay. / THE Possessor of this BILL shall be paid \ TWENTY Spanish MILLED DOLLARS by the \ Thirty first Day of December, One Thousand Seven Hun- \ dred and Eighty-six, with Interest in like Money, at the \ Rate of Five per Centum per Annum, by the State of Massa- \ chusetts-Bay, according to an Act of the Legislature of the \ said State, of the Fifth Day of May, 1780. / Interest. s. d. q. \ Annually, 6 0 0 \ Monthly, 0 6 0 / TWENTY DOLLARS [x2]
Decorative borders
Reverse
The United States \ TWENTY DOL. / Printed by HALL and SELLERS / 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 \ CONGRESS, of the 18th of March, 1780. / THE UNITED STATES / VI CONCITATÆ.
Seal
Measured 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens
8 physically measured 1780 United States 20 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 20 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-285 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-285 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-285 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-285 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-289 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-289 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-289 |
| 1780 United States 20 Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-289 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.