1781 United States 70 Dollar Note Value

A 1781 United States 70 Dollar Note. We catalogue this note from a documented example, 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.

1781 United States 70 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 70 Dollar Note
Year
1781
Material
Paper

1781 United States 70 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

SEVENTY DOLLARS. / THIS bill of Seventy 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 VIR- \ GINIA, 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. \ TWENTY-ONE P UNDS \ 21 Pounds. / £21. / 2 \ 1 / PRINTED BY JOHN DUNLAP.

Decorative borders

Reverse

Measured 1781 United States 70 Dollar Note specimens

1 physically measured 1781 United States 70 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 70 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1781 United States 70 Dollar Note #1---Friedberg.VA-217

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