1780 United States 500 Dollar Note Value

This 1780 note, the United States 500 Dollar Note, is documented below from 3 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1780 United States 500 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 500 Dollar Note
Year
1780
Material
Paper

1780 United States 500 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS / THIS Bill of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS \ shall be exchanged and redeemed in SPANISH \ MILLED DOLLARS, or the Value in Gold or Silver, at the \ Rate of One for Forty at the TREASURY \ of VIRGINIA, on or before the 30th Day of \ December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety, \ according to an Act of Assembly passed the 16th \ Day of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty. / 500 VIRGINIA CURRENCY dol. / (£.150.) s y.

Decorative borders

Reverse

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. / ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY POUNDS.

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Measured 1780 United States 500 Dollar Note specimens

3 physically measured 1780 United States 500 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 1780 United States 500 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1780 United States 500 Dollar Note #1--12 hFriedberg.VA-196
1780 United States 500 Dollar Note #2--9 hFriedberg.NC-198
1780 United States 500 Dollar Note #3--12 hFriedberg.VA-196

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