1870 United States 5 Dollar Note Value

Documented from 5 documented examples, the United States 5 Dollar Note is a 1870 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.

1870 United States 5 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 5 Dollar Note
Year
1870
Material
Paper

1870 United States 5 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF HELENA MONTANA THIS CERTIFIES THAT FIVE DOLLARS HAS BEEN DEPOSITED IN THIS BANK AND THAT SAID AMOUNT WILL BE PAID TO BEARER ON

large V or 5 in scroll L or R, ctr, a harvesting scene

Reverse

THE WITHIN CERTIFICATE CAN BE CASHED ID DESIRED ON PRESENTATION

super engraving, multicolored

Measured 1870 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens

5 physically measured 1870 United States 5 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 1870 United States 5 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1870 United States 5 Dollar Note #1---C.MT.P.140
1870 United States 5 Dollar Note #2---C.MT.P.140
1870 United States 5 Dollar Note #3---Criswell.MS.50
1870 United States 5 Dollar Note #4---KL.223, F.1136
1870 United States 5 Dollar Note #5---Criswell.50

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