NC 1776 $3

NC 1776 $3

Money--North Carolina--Specimens

Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value three dollars

Engraved Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with decorative scroll on the left side, an alligator at the top and an a vignette of a beaver in the lower left corner. Inscription: “N^o Carolina Currency/ N^o 6027 Three Dollars/ By Authority of Congress/ at Halifax April 2, 1776.”Along right border “three dollars.” Ink signature on obverse: “D Summer”/ “W Haywood” and “W^m Williams.” Inscribed in ink on reverse: “GF[illegible] Very

 

An Act dated April 2, 1776, authorized the printing of $1,250,000 (£500,000) in Bills of Credit. The bills were issued in two series: $250,000 in the first, dated April 2, 1776 (the beginning of the session) and $1,000,000 in the second dated May 9, 1776. Each bill has a vignette and some also contain mottoes. Issued in a series of 10,000 bills. Fractional denominations are smaller in size than the higher denominations. Bills were signed by: Willis Alston, J. Bradford, William Haywood, G. Hill, Benjamin McCulloch, David Sumner, J. Webb, and William Williams. Some of the bills in this issue were engraved by “GL” thought to be Gabriel Lewyn, a Baltimore goldsmith. Only a few of the bills in this series have his initials.

Davis, James

Purchase

James Davis

1776

Richards, Nancy

Knight, Dean

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”

OH: 2 3/8” (6.0 cm)); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 cm)

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TP.1986.025.001

New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

North Carolina

Money

OH: 2 3/8” (6.0 cm)); OW: 3 ¼” (8.3 cm)