Value of Five Dollar Bill from 1878

Value of Five Dollar Bill From Series of 1878

 

Year:  1878 Type:  Legal Tender / United States Note Denomination:  Five Dollar Bill
Value:  The value of five dollar bills from 1878 is based on their condition and serial number.
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Description:  At first glance, series of 1878 $5 bills can look very similar to notes from 1875.  In fact all five dollar legal tender notes printed between 1869 and 1907 look fairly similar.  They all have a type of red or brown seal and they all feature a woodchopper and his family.

Andrew Jackson is shown on the left hand side of the bill.  All 1878 five dollar bills also have red serial numbers.  Unfortunately, despite being a type of bill you don’t see very often, 1878 $5 bills are common in most grades.

Variations:  Unlike some other denominations from the series of 1878, there are no varieties for the 1878 five dollar bill.  All notes were signed by Allison and Gilfillan.  The only variations here will be between serial numbers, plate letters, and conditions.

Inscriptions:  Act of March 3rd 1863  –  Engraved & Printed at the Bureau Engraving & Printing  –  Patented July 24th 1866  –  Geo W Casilear’s Patent Nov. 24 1868  –  Register Of The Treasury  –  Treasurer Of The United States  –  Legal Tender For Five Dollars  –  Series of 1878  –  The United States Will Pay The Bearer Five Dollars Washington D.C.  –  United States Note  –  Amer Septent Sigil Thesaur  –  Columbian Bank Note Co.  –  Printed at the Bureau, Engraving & Printing, Treasury Dep!  –  United States of America  –  This Note is a Legal Tender at its face value for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt.  Counterfeiting or altering this note or passing any counterfeit or alteration of it, or having in possession any false or counterfeit plate or impression of it, or any paper made in imitation of the paper on which it is printed is felony, and is punishable by $5,000 fine, or Fifteen (15) years imprisonment at hard labor or both.