North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-149 August 21, 1775 $4 PCGS 10 *Only 5 Known*
The notes of the August 21, 1775 Hillsborough North Carolina issue were printed with engraved copper plates with ornamental boarders and unusual vignettes. The vignette of this $4 note has masonic emblems encircled by the motto “AERA OF MASONRY 1775”. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 5 are known to survive today.
Signers: Samuel Johnston, Richard Caswell, Richard Cogdell, Andrew Knox
The notes of the August 21, 1775 Hillsborough North Carolina issue were printed with engraved copper plates with ornamental boarders and unusual vignettes. The vignette of this $4 note has masonic emblems encircled by the motto “AERA OF MASONRY 1775”. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 5 are known to survive today.
Signers: Samuel Johnston, Richard Caswell, Richard Cogdell, Andrew Knox
The notes of the August 21, 1775 Hillsborough North Carolina issue were printed with engraved copper plates with ornamental boarders and unusual vignettes. The vignette of this $4 note has masonic emblems encircled by the motto “AERA OF MASONRY 1775”. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 5 are known to survive today.
Signers: Samuel Johnston, Richard Caswell, Richard Cogdell, Andrew Knox
Date: August 21, 1775
Denomination: $4
Friedberg #: NC-149
State: North Carolina
Certification: PCGS
Grade: 10
Comments: “Missing Pieces, Severed”