North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-170 August 8, 1778 $1/8 PMG 12 *13 Known*
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/8 note bears the motto “Union of Hearts the Strength of Interests". Ornamental borders on the front. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the front left boarder. Interestingly, there was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This $1/8 bill was the lowest denomination of the series inherently facing heavy circulation. Of the 100,000 $1/8 notes originally printed, only 13 are known to survive today.
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/8 note bears the motto “Union of Hearts the Strength of Interests". Ornamental borders on the front. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the front left boarder. Interestingly, there was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This $1/8 bill was the lowest denomination of the series inherently facing heavy circulation. Of the 100,000 $1/8 notes originally printed, only 13 are known to survive today.
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $1/8 note bears the motto “Union of Hearts the Strength of Interests". Ornamental borders on the front. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the front left boarder. Interestingly, there was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. This $1/8 bill was the lowest denomination of the series inherently facing heavy circulation. Of the 100,000 $1/8 notes originally printed, only 13 are known to survive today.
Date: August 8, 1778
Denomination: $1/8
Friedberg #: NC-170
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 12
Comments: “Backed, Stained”