1859 United States 2 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 12 documented examples, the United States 2 Dollar Note is a 1859 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.

1859 United States 2 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Dollar Note
Year
1859
Material
Paper

1859 United States 2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

ON DEMAND THE BANK OF AMERICA PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER TWO DOLLARS

2 in scroll TR and TL, seal LL, winged victory blowing horn over globe, eagle

Reverse

large TWO in scroll

Measured 1859 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens

12 physically measured 1859 United States 2 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 1859 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.not
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #2---Wait 2037
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.S.677
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.C.605
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.not
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.M.746
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.M.746
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #9---Criswell.not
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #10---Haxby.ME-350.G4b
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #11---Haxby.MA-345.A20
1859 United States 2 Dollar Note #12---Criswell.not

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