North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-165a April 2, 1776 $8 PMG 30 *Leopard*
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 $8 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved leopard. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Scarce and sought after 1776 note in pleasing VF+ condition with only minor edge damage that is not distracting. Tough to find this nice. Of 10,000 $8 bills originally printed, only 11 are known to exist today.
Signers: David Sumner, William Haywood, William Williams
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 $8 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved leopard. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Scarce and sought after 1776 note in pleasing VF+ condition with only minor edge damage that is not distracting. Tough to find this nice. Of 10,000 $8 bills originally printed, only 11 are known to exist today.
Signers: David Sumner, William Haywood, William Williams
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 $8 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved leopard. The vignettes of this issue were engraved in copper plates by Gabriel Lewyn, a goldsmith from Baltimore. Scarce and sought after 1776 note in pleasing VF+ condition with only minor edge damage that is not distracting. Tough to find this nice. Of 10,000 $8 bills originally printed, only 11 are known to exist today.
Signers: David Sumner, William Haywood, William Williams
Date: April 2, 1776
Denomination: $8
Friedberg #: NC-165a
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 30
Comments: “Edge Damage”