Paper dollar of North Carolina, New Bern, 1778. 0000.999.29291

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Obverse: North Carolina Currency | ONE DOLLAR. | No | State of North Carolina. | THIS BILL intitles the Bearer to receive One \ Spanish milled Dollar, or the Value thereof \ in gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of As- \ sembly passed at Hillsborough the Eighth Day of \ August, 1778. | One Dollar. | Death to Counterfeit | Liberty and Peace, \ the Reward of \ virtuous Resistance - Decorative borders
Reverse: One DOLLAR. | Printed by James Davis, \ 1778. - Decorative borders

Physical Description

  • Axis: 9
  • Color: black

  • Conservation State

    • Secondary Treatment: Mounted

  • Measurements

    • Height: 65
    • Width: 87
  • SerialNumber: 1453
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1778

  • Date on Object

    • Date: August 8, 1778
  • Denomination: dollar
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: North Carolina Currency | ONE DOLLAR. | No | State of North Carolina. | THIS BILL intitles the Bearer to receive One \ Spanish milled Dollar, or the Value thereof \ in gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of As- \ sembly passed at Hillsborough the Eighth Day of \ August, 1778. | One Dollar. | Death to Counterfeit | Liberty and Peace, \ the Reward of \ virtuous Resistance
    • Type: Decorative borders

  • Reverse

    • Legend: One DOLLAR. | Printed by James Davis, \ 1778.
    • Type: Decorative borders

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29291
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: North Carolina--Paper Money

Notes

  • With modern half-backer.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States