1870 United States 20 Dollar Note Value

The United States 20 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1870, catalogued here from a documented example with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.

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

1870 United States 20 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Dollar Note
Year
1870
Material
Paper

1870 United States 20 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF HELENA MONTANA THIS CERTIFIES THAT TWENTY DOLLARS HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THIS BANK AND THAT SAID AMOUNT WILL BE PAID...

20 in scroll TR and TL scene of horsewrangles and horses ctr.

Reverse

THE WITHIN CERTIFICATE CAN BE CASHED ID DESIRED ON PRESENTATION

super engraving, multicolored

Measured 1870 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens

1 physically measured 1870 United States 20 Dollar Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1870 United States 20 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1870 United States 20 Dollar Note #1---C.MT.P.160

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