1856 United States 3 Dollar Note Value

This 1856 note, the United States 3 Dollar Note, is documented below from 6 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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1856 United States 3 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 3 Dollar Note
Year
1856
Material
Paper

1856 United States 3 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE CENTRAL BANK OF ALABAMA WILL PAY THREE DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND

THREE in scroll Lend, 3 THREE 3 in scroll Rend, Jackson Bust, Indian & Dear

Reverse

Measured 1856 United States 3 Dollar Note specimens

6 physically measured 1856 United States 3 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 1856 United States 3 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #1---C.AL.C.109, Haxby.AL-65.G10a
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.not
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.not
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.M.756
1856 United States 3 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.NC.Y.113, Haxby.NC-105.G2

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