1854 United States 50 Cent Note Value

This 1854 note, the United States 50 Cent Note, is documented below from a documented example: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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

1854 United States 50 Cent Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 50 Cent Note
Year
1854
Material
Paper

1854 United States 50 Cent Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS ENTITLED TO A DISCOUNT OF FIFTY CENTS ON THE PURCHASE OF ONE AMERICAN ALBUM WATCH OR FIVE DOLLARS ORDERED IN JEWELRY...

pocket watch, with FIFTY CENTS in scroll flanking

Reverse

RECEIVABLE WITH UNITED STATES NOTES OF ANY ASSISTANT TREASURER OR DESIGNATED US DEPOSITARY IN SUMS OF LESS THAN FIVE DOLLARS RESEIVABLE IN PAYMENT....

50 cents in scroll CTR, legend in design around

Measured 1854 United States 50 Cent Note specimens

1 physically measured 1854 United States 50 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 1854 United States 50 Cent Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1854 United States 50 Cent Note #1---Criswell.not

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