The April 2, 1776 North Carolina issue is unique in the fact that this issue contains 56 different varieties, the highest number of varieties of and American paper money issue. This low denomination $1/8 note features an elaborately engraved vignette of a steer. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Tough and sought after 1776 note. Superior VF example, usually seen tattered in low grade. Extremely scarce, of the 12,500 Heron bills originally printed, only 7 are known to exist today with this VF-30 example sharing the top spot in the population reports, finest known.
Signers: J. Webb, Willis Alston
The April 2, 1776 North Carolina issue is unique in the fact that this issue contains 56 different varieties, the highest number of varieties of and American paper money issue. This low denomination $1/8 note features an elaborately engraved vignette of a steer. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Tough and sought after 1776 note. Superior VF example, usually seen tattered in low grade. Extremely scarce, of the 12,500 Heron bills originally printed, only 7 are known to exist today with this VF-30 example sharing the top spot in the population reports, finest known.
Signers: J. Webb, Willis Alston
