North Carolina Colonial Note Fr#NC-185 May 15, 1779 $20 PMG 20 *16 Known*
This $20 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 $20 bill is an umlaut over the e in the second “the”. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Peace on Honourable Terms”. Very scarce and seldom seen note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
This $20 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 $20 bill is an umlaut over the e in the second “the”. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Peace on Honourable Terms”. Very scarce and seldom seen note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
This $20 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 $20 bill is an umlaut over the e in the second “the”. There is a neat motto at the bottom left that reads “Peace on Honourable Terms”. Very scarce and seldom seen note. Of the 10,000 originally printed, only 16 are known to exist today.
Signers: John Hunt, John Taylor
Date: May 15, 1779
Denomination: $20
Friedberg #: NC-185
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 20
Comments: “Tape Repairs”