1873 United States 2 Dollar Note Value

The United States 2 Dollar Note is a collectible note from 1873, 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.

1873 United States 2 Dollar Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 2 Dollar Note
Year
1873
Material
Paper

1873 United States 2 Dollar Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD COMPANY ... GOOD FOR THE FARE OF

Men loading bales onto horsecart; small vignette of train below

Reverse

Ornate fancy-work

Measured 1873 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens

1 physically measured 1873 United States 2 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 1873 United States 2 Dollar Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1873 United States 2 Dollar Note #1---Criswell.S.325

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