1853 United States 20 Dollar Note Value

This 1853 note, the United States 20 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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1853 United States 20 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Dollar Note
Year
1853
Material
Paper

1853 United States 20 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND

female std on cotton, scales and globe|farmer plowing with two horses

Reverse

Fancy guilloches in orange (3)

Measured 1853 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens

9 physically measured 1853 United States 20 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 1853 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.A.882
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.A.882
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.F.86
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.F.86
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.F.86
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.F.86
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.F.86
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.V.151
1853 United States 20 Dollar Note #9---Criswell.V.151

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