1850 United States 5 Dollar Note Value

This 1850 note, the United States 5 Dollar Note, is documented below from 9 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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1850 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Dollar Note
Year
1850
Material
Paper

1850 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

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

female working|Liberty std. on shield, boat|god head|female gathering wheet

Reverse

Measured 1850 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens

9 physically measured 1850 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 1850 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.M.429
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.M.429
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #3---Haxby.CT-155.A15
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.S-712
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.S.703
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.S.703
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.S.703
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.F.512
1850 United States 5 Dollar Note #9-170 mm-Haxby.SC-5 G4

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