North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-183b May 15, 1779 $5 PCGS 55 *Finest Known*
This $5 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top border and a mostly typeset design. Printed on light course paper by Hugh Walker of Wilmington, NC. The printer included secret marks in the text to deter and expose counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $5 bill is an umlaut over the e in silver. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Good Government always revere”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Incredibly scarce note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 13 are known to exist today. Additionally, this stunning AU+ example is the finest known example among PCGS and PMG, top pop. Crisp light paper with incredibly bold ink and signatures in red and brown.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
This $5 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top border and a mostly typeset design. Printed on light course paper by Hugh Walker of Wilmington, NC. The printer included secret marks in the text to deter and expose counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $5 bill is an umlaut over the e in silver. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Good Government always revere”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Incredibly scarce note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 13 are known to exist today. Additionally, this stunning AU+ example is the finest known example among PCGS and PMG, top pop. Crisp light paper with incredibly bold ink and signatures in red and brown.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
This $5 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top border and a mostly typeset design. Printed on light course paper by Hugh Walker of Wilmington, NC. The printer included secret marks in the text to deter and expose counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $5 bill is an umlaut over the e in silver. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Good Government always revere”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Incredibly scarce note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 13 are known to exist today. Additionally, this stunning AU+ example is the finest known example among PCGS and PMG, top pop. Crisp light paper with incredibly bold ink and signatures in red and brown.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
Date: May 15, 1779
Denomination: $5
Friedberg #: NC-183b
State: North Carolina
Certification: PCGS
Grade: 55
Comments: “Contemporary Annotations”