 North Carolina Currency. August 21, 1775 Session at Hillsborough Act. Three Dollars. No.549. Four signatures, signed by Andrew Knox, R.[ichard] Caswell, R.[ichard] Cogdell, and Sam.[uel] Johnston. Printed on laid paper (similar to December 1771 Act paper type). 97mm by 75mm. Uniface, ornate left end border, various fonts with 'North Carolina Currency' in Gothic type, and vignette at lower left. Vignette with Masonic altar, all seeing eye at top with emblems at sides of the pillars. A rare series for any example and an interesting vignette. Impaired About Fine. A chunk out of the top center and vertically split with a patching strip on the back. Lightly aged and a multiplicity of pinholes in the center. There is some other minor chipping and this note displays the flaws seen on this rare series. Boyd pencil code on the backing strip. The vignette is sharp and that makes this note much more than a mere ''filler'' for the specialist.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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