1862 United States 20 Dollar Note Value

This 1862 note, the United States 20 Dollar Note, is documented below from 12 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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1862 United States 20 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Dollar Note
Year
1862
Material
Paper

1862 United States 20 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WILL PAY A. M. WEST OR BEARER ON ACCOUNT OF THE

Female|mule team with cotton bales|Gov. J. J. Pettus

Reverse

XX in center medallion; 20 in smaller medallions left and right

Measured 1862 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens

12 physically measured 1862 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 1862 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.3B
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.L-572
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.32A
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.C.3a
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.16
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.16C
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.34
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.39
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #9---Criswell.2
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #10---Criswell.365
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #11---Criswell.345
1862 United States 20 Dollar Note #12---Criswell.75

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