1781 United States 50 Dollar Note Value
The United States 50 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1781, catalogued here from 3 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.
1781 United States 50 Dollar Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 50 Dollar Note
- Year
- 1781
- Material
- Paper
1781 United States 50 Dollar Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
50 Virginia Currency. Dollars / THIS Bill of FIFTY DOLLARS shall \ be exchanged and redeemed 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 30th Day of December 1792. \ according to an Act of Assembly passed the 1st \ Day of March, 1781. / (£.15.) / FIFTEEN POUNDS. / FIFTY DOLLARS. / .sFriafltlyoDDoyltlfairFs.
Decorative borders
Reverse
Measured 1781 United States 50 Dollar Note specimens
3 physically measured 1781 United States 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 United States 50 Dollar Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.VA-204b |
| 1781 United States 50 Dollar Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.VA-204a |
| 1781 United States 50 Dollar Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.VA-216 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.