North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-184b May 15, 1779 $10 "Virtue" PMG 25
This $10 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top boarder 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 counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $10 bill is a small dash above the y in assembly. There is a motto at the bottom left that reads “Virtue excels Riches”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 14 are known to exist today. Very neat and scarce bill for the price.
Signers: John Taylor, John Hunt
This $10 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top boarder 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 counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $10 bill is a small dash above the y in assembly. There is a motto at the bottom left that reads “Virtue excels Riches”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 14 are known to exist today. Very neat and scarce bill for the price.
Signers: John Taylor, John Hunt
This $10 note from the May 15, 1779 North Carolina issue features an engraved top boarder 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 counterfeiters. The secret mark on this $10 bill is a small dash above the y in assembly. There is a motto at the bottom left that reads “Virtue excels Riches”. Death to counterfeit can be seen on the left edge. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 14 are known to exist today. Very neat and scarce bill for the price.
Signers: John Taylor, John Hunt
Date: May 15, 1779
Denomination: $10
Friedberg #: NC-184b
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 25
Comments: “Corner Missing, Splits”