1863 United States 50 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 12 documented examples, the United States 50 Dollar Note is a 1863 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.

1863 United States 50 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 50 Dollar Note
Year
1863
Material
Paper

1863 United States 50 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WILL PAY

General Leonidas Polk|Commerce seated

Reverse

50

Light green fancy-work and rectangular frame

Measured 1863 United States 50 Dollar Note specimens

12 physically measured 1863 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 1863 United States 50 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.12
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #2---Criswell.7
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.408/4
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #4---Criswell.C.7
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.E.689
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #6---Criswell.118
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #7---Criswell.414/2
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #8---Criswell.414/1
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #9---Criswell.414/2
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #10---Criswell.414/7
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #11---Criswell.414/4
1863 United States 50 Dollar Note #12---Criswell.414/4

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