Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings

Uncirculated North Carolina paper currency; fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings

Fifty uncut sheets of Debenture Bills issued by North Carolina with values of two shillings and six pence, one pound, and ten shillings on each sheet. (Top) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of house on lower left corner. Inscription: “Two Shillings & Six Pence. No 28401 . The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is in-/ debted to the Possessor hereof/ two shil-/lings & six pence proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Middle) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of bear representing the constellation Ursa Minor in lower left corner. Inscription: “20s, ONE POUND-- No 8401/ The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof One/ Pound proc. Money to be paid out/ of the Public Treasury according to/ Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.” (Bottom) Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and circular vignette of a sailing ship in lower left corner. Inscription: “10s, TEN SHILLINGS—No 8401/ The Province of NORTH CAROLINA is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd” “John Harvey”/ “Rd Caswell” “Lewis De Rosset.”

James Davis

Tryon Palace

Davis, James

1771

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.”

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

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Currency

TP.2000.017.054

North Carolina, New Bern

Money

OH: 4 ¼” (11.0 cm);
OW: 6 5/8” (16.8 cm)