1859 United States 20 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 6 documented examples, the United States 20 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 20 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Dollar Note
Year
1859
Material
Paper

1859 United States 20 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ALABAMA WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO BEARER ON DEMAND

three men under tree, bust of man, view of town, train, steam-boat

Reverse

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ALABAMA

large scroll

Measured 1859 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens

6 physically measured 1859 United States 20 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 20 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #1---C.AL.C.590, Haxby.AL-85.G12a
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.M.255
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.not
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.M.774
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #5---Haxby.CT-445.G12a
1859 United States 20 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.C.163

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