North Carolina Colonial Currency Fr#NC-172 August 8, 1778 $1/2 PMG 30
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/2 note bears the motto “Behold! A New World”. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This example is a beautiful mid-grade note free of problems.
Signers: Benjamin Exum
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/2 note bears the motto “Behold! A New World”. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This example is a beautiful mid-grade note free of problems.
Signers: Benjamin Exum
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/2 note bears the motto “Behold! A New World”. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This example is a beautiful mid-grade note free of problems.
Signers: Benjamin Exum
Date: August 8, 1778
Denomination: $1/2
Friedberg #: NC-172
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 30
Comments: N/A