1842 United States 2 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 2 documented examples, the United States 2 Dollar Note is a 1842 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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

1842 United States 2 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Dollar Note
Year
1842
Material
Paper

1842 United States 2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE PRINCETON BANK WILL PAY TWO DOLLARS TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND

Female with artist's easel|angel flying right|two cherubs playing flutes

Reverse

Measured 1842 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens

2 physically measured 1842 United States 2 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 1842 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1842 United States 2 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.not
1842 United States 2 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.not

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