Paper 10 dollar of North Carolina, Wilmington, 1779. 0000.999.29306

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Obverse: [Carolina] Currency | [TEN D]OLLARS | [| STATE OF NOR]TH-CAROLINA. | THIS BILL entitles the Bearer to receive TEN \ Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value thereof, \ in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of Assembly \ passed at Smithfield, the 15th Day of May, 1779. | DEATH TO COU[NTERFEIT.] | TEN DOLLARS. | Virtue excels \ Riches. - Decorative borders
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Reverse: TEN DO[LLARS.] | Printed by HUG[H WA]LKER, 1779. - Decorative borders

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 54
    • Width: 96
  • SerialNumber: 8319
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29306
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: North Carolina--Paper Money

Notes

  • About 25% of bill is missing.
  • With modern backer strips.

Rights

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