1780 United States 8 Dollar Note Value
A 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note. We catalogue this note from 12 documented examples, recording its engraved design and specifications. Collector value reflects rarity and condition; these pieces carry no melt value.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1780 United States 8 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 8 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1780
- Material
- Paper
1780 United States 8 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
STATE of MARYLAND / EIGHT DOLLARS. / THE Possessor of this Bill shall be paid \ EIGHT Spanish milled DOLLARS by the Thirty-first \ Day of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eigh- \ ty-six, with Interest in like MONEY, at the Rate of Five \ per Centum per Annum, by the State of MARYLAND, ac- \ cording to an Act of the Legislature of the said State, \ of the Twenty-eighth Day of June, 1780. / Interest. s. d. \ Annually, 3 0 \ Monthly, 0 3 / EIGHT DOLLARS [x2]
Decorative borders
Reverse
THE UNITED STATES \ EIGHT DOLLARS / 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. / Printed by HALL and SELLERS. / THE UNITED STATES \ VIII DOL. / MAJORA • MINORIBUS • CONSONANT •
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Measured 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note specimens
12 physically measured 1780 United States 8 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 8 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MD-114 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-284 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-284 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #4 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-284 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #5 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NH-185 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #6 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NJ-190 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #7 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MA-284 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #8 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.MD-114 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #9 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-288 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #10 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.RI-288 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #11 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.PA-239 |
| 1780 United States 8 Dollar Note #12 | - | - | 3 h | Friedberg.NH-185 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.