North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-150 August 21, 1775 $5 PCGS 6 *4 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 $5 note is Governor Tyron’s Palace at Newbern. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 4 are known to survive today. This is one of the most difficult to find North Carolina issues.
Signers: Richard Cogdell, Samuel Johnston, Andrew Knox, Richard Caswell
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 $5 note is Governor Tyron’s Palace at Newbern. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 4 are known to survive today. This is one of the most difficult to find North Carolina issues.
Signers: Richard Cogdell, Samuel Johnston, Andrew Knox, Richard Caswell
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 $5 note is Governor Tyron’s Palace at Newbern. Of the only 4,000 of these notes originally printed, only 4 are known to survive today. This is one of the most difficult to find North Carolina issues.
Signers: Richard Cogdell, Samuel Johnston, Andrew Knox, Richard Caswell
Date: August 21, 1775
Denomination: $5
Friedberg #: NC-150
State: North Carolina
Certification: PCGS
Grade: 6
Comments: “Edge Damage, Splits, Tears”