North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-166a April 2, 1776 $10 PCGS 35 *Cupid*
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 $10 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved Cupid. 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 condition, near XF. Of 10,000 $10 bills originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today with this example being near the top of the population report.
Signers: Willis Alston, G. Hill, David Sumner
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 $10 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved Cupid. 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 condition, near XF. Of 10,000 $10 bills originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today with this example being near the top of the population report.
Signers: Willis Alston, G. Hill, David Sumner
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 $10 note features an interesting vignette of an elaborately engraved Cupid. 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 condition, near XF. Of 10,000 $10 bills originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today with this example being near the top of the population report.
Signers: Willis Alston, G. Hill, David Sumner
Date: April 2, 1776
Denomination: $10
Friedberg #: NC-166a
State: North Carolina
Certification: PCGS
Grade: 35
Comments: “Restoration”