Five dollar bills from 1878 are usually rare. They are a type of national currency. These $5 bills from 1878 are part of a group of notes known as first charter national bank notes. Don’t get confused by the fact that 1878 and 1875 are printed on the $5 bill. 1878 is the charter date and 1875 is the series date. All of these five dollar bills will have a red seal. Their exact value is based on the bank of issue, the condition, and the serial number. In 1878 five dollars was equal to $262.52 today. Very few people could afford to hold onto five dollars in 1878 for no reason. For that reason and due to small printings, a lot of 1878 five dollar bills are scarce to rare.
There is an active market for these notes. We purchase all 1878 five dollar bills. If you need an offer then please contact us. Not too long ago we have paid more than $10,000 for very rare 1878 five dollar bills. You won’t know how much yours could be worth unless you ask. And you would not be the first person to be shocked by the value. No matter what you have, we guarantee it is worth many multiples more than the face value of five dollars.
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Remember: 1878 five dollar bills with the serial number one, or bills that are in perfect condition, should be worth more money than generic bills.
The banks in the list below printed 1878 $5 bills:
- Charter 2394 – Merchants National Bank of Georgetown, Colorado
- Charter 2388 – First National Bank of Wiilimantic, Connecticut
- Charter 2381 – National Bank of Smyrna, Delaware
- Charter 2386 – National State Bank of Bloomington, Illinois
- Charter 2390 – Greene County National Bank of Carrollton, Illinois
- Charter 2402 – First National Bank of Mount Sterling, Illinois
- Charter 2403 – Farmers National Bank of Valparaiso, Indiana
- Charter 2393 – National Exchange Bank of Lexington, Kentucky
- Charter 2396 – Berkshire National Bank of North Adams, Massachusetts
- Charter 2404 – Peoples National Bank of Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Charter 2379 – First National Bank of Milford, Michigan
- Charter 2387 – First National Bank of Cannon Falls, Minnesota
- Charter 2399 – Vineland National Bank, New Jersey
- Charter 2376 – Exchange National Bank of Olean, New York
- Charter 2378 – Nyack National Bank, New York
- Charter 2378 – Nyack National Bank & Trust Company, New York
- Charter 2383 – Commercial National Bank of Rochester, New York
- Charter 2398 – First National Bank of Homer, New York
- Charter 2400 – National Herkimer County Bank of Little Falls, New York
- Charter 2401 – National State Bank of Oneida, New York
- Charter 2405 – Yates County National Bank of Penn Yan, New York
- Charter 2377 – First National Bank of Fargo, North Dakota
- Charter 2377 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Fargo, North Dakota
- Charter 2389 – Hubbard National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 2384 – Annville National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 2385 – Northampton County National Bank of Easton, Pennsylvania
- Charter 2392 – Jefferson County National Bank of Brookville, Pennsylvania
- Charter 2397 – Dillsburg National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 2391 – First National Bank of Deadwood, South Dakota
- Charter 2395 – Bennington County National Bank of Bennington, Vermont
- Charter 2395 – County National Bank of Bennington, Vermont
- Charter 2380 – First National Bank of Walla Walla, Washington
