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 higher denomination $5 bill features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved Triton/Neptune. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Scarce and sought after 1776 note. Of the 10,000 Triton bills originally printed, only 22 are known to exist today.
Signers: William Williams, David Sumner, J. Webb, William Haywood
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 higher denomination $5 bill features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved Triton/Neptune. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Scarce and sought after 1776 note. Of the 10,000 Triton bills originally printed, only 22 are known to exist today.
Signers: William Williams, David Sumner, J. Webb, William Haywood
Date: April 2, 1776
Denomination: $5
Friedberg #: NC-162b
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: Very Fine 20
Comments: “Tape Repairs”
