1841 United States 5 Cent Note Value

The United States 5 Cent Note is a collectible note from 1841, 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.

1841 United States 5 Cent Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Cent Note
Year
1841
Material
Paper

1841 United States 5 Cent Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

BY AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON PAY IN CURRENT BANK NOTES TO BEARER TWELVE MONTHS AFTER DATE FIVE CENTS MARCH 15 1841 TO THE CITY TREASURER....

5 in scroll flanking central oval of stg. Liberty

Reverse

Measured 1841 United States 5 Cent Note specimens

1 physically measured 1841 United States 5 Cent Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1841 United States 5 Cent Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1841 United States 5 Cent Note #1---Criswell.not

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