1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note Value

The United States 2000 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1781, catalogued here from a documented example 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.

1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2000 Dollar Note
Year
1781
Material
Paper

1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. / THIS Bill of TWO THOUSAND \ DOLLARS shall be exchanged and re- \ deemed in Spanish Milled Dollars, or the \ value thereof in Gold or Silver, at the rate \ of One for Forty, at the Treasury of VIRGINIA, on or \ before the thirtieth day of DECEMBER, One thousand seven \ hundred and ninety-four, according to an Act of Assembly \ passed the seventh day of May, 1781. \ SIX HUNDRED POUNDS. / DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT / VIRGINIA CURRENCY / Two \ THOU- \ SAND \ DOL \ Lars / S I x H U N D R E D P O U N D S \ PRINTED BY JOHN DUNLAP.

Decorative borders

Reverse

Measured 1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note specimens

1 physically measured 1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1781 United States 2000 Dollar Note #1---Friedberg.VA-225

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