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 $1/2 note bears the motto “Behold! A new World”. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. Of the 100,000 originally printed, only 23 of these notes are known to exist today. Nice example.
Signers: James Kerr
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 $1/2 note bears the motto “Behold! A new World”. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time. Of the 100,000 originally printed, only 23 of these notes are known to exist today. Nice example.
Signers: James Kerr
Date: August 8, 1778
Denomination: $1/2
Friedberg #: NC-172
State: North Carolina
Certification: PCGS
Grade: 40
Comments: “Stains, Hinge”
