1854 United States 5 Dollar Note Value

This 1854 note, the United States 5 Dollar Note, is documented below from 12 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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1854 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Dollar Note
Year
1854
Material
Paper

1854 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS & CO. OF POTOMAC RIVER BANK WILL PAY THE BEARER FIVE DOLLARS ON DEMAND

female stg. on oval 5 Lend, tran near, female, shield, eagle top, Liberty stg

Reverse

Medallion head|5|5|medallion head

Measured 1854 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens

12 physically measured 1854 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 1854 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #1---Haxby.DC-140.G8
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.not
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.C.299
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.M.429
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.M.429
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.U.492
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.U.492
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #9---Criswell.U.511
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #10---Criswell.M.901
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #11---Criswell.M.901
1854 United States 5 Dollar Note #12---Criswell.not

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