1821 United States 5 Dollar Note Value

This 1821 note, the United States 5 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.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1821 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Dollar Note
Year
1821
Material
Paper

1821 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

PROMISE TO PAY ___ OR BEARER FIVE DOLLARS ON DEMAND AT THE MECHANICS BANK

FIVE in scroll L and R. ends|two females std. flanking state seal

Reverse

Measured 1821 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens

3 physically measured 1821 United States 5 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 1821 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1821 United States 5 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.not
1821 United States 5 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.not
1821 United States 5 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not

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