1856 United States 50 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 6 documented examples, the United States 50 Dollar Note is a 1856 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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

1856 United States 50 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 50 Dollar Note
Year
1856
Material
Paper

1856 United States 50 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

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

L and 50 in scroll TL,TR, slave with cotton L, felame R, Liberty and shield c

Reverse

Orange fancy-work

Measured 1856 United States 50 Dollar Note specimens

6 physically measured 1856 United States 50 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 50 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #1---C.AL.C.134, Haxby.AL-65.G20a
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.C.638
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.M.778
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.M.778
1856 United States 50 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.E.689

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