1870 United States Dollar Note Value

This 1870 note, the United States Dollar Note, is documented below from 2 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible note, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

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

1870 United States Dollar Note specifications

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

1870 United States Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE TALLAHASSEE RAIL ROAD COMPANY WILL PAY ONE DOLLAR ON DEMAND IN TRANSPORTATION TO BEARER

1 in scroll TR and TL, female in oval LL, people waving at train ctr.

Reverse

TALLAHASSEE RAIL ROAD CO.

1 in large scroll L and R, design between

Measured 1870 United States Dollar Note specimens

2 physically measured 1870 United States 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 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1870 United States Dollar Note #1---C.FL.T.81
1870 United States Dollar Note #2---Criswell.S.350

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