Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1779, face |
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| Title | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1779 |
| Creator | North Carolina. General Assembly (Smithfield, N.C.) |
| Date | May 15, 1779 |
| Description | Ten-dollar bill of credit, printed by Hugh Walker in Wilmington and issued in 1779 |
| Historical Notes | As a counterfeit-detection measure, the printer Hugh Walker added small telltale marks to bills in the 1779 issue. Note the little dash over the "y" in the word "Assembly." North Carolina officials hoped that counterfeiters would overlook such tiny marks when they printed fake bills. Unfortunately, keen-eyed counterfeiters copied them as well. |
| Subject Name |
Walker, Hugh, 1740?-1800. |
| Subject Topical |
Paper money Numismatic collections Money -- North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection |
| Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
| Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Local Identifier | CK517 |
| Citation | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1779; CK517; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | American Revolution |
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| Title | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1779, face |
| Creator | North Carolina. General Assembly (Smithfield, N.C.) |
| Date | May 15, 1779 |
| Description | Text only, black bar at top, design on all edges except top, along left edge is printed "DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT."; signed by J[ohn] Hunt. |
| Transcription | No. Carolina Currency TEN DOLLARS. No. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS bill entitles the Bearer to receive TEN Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value thereof, in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of Assembly passed as Smithfield, the 15th Day of May, 1779. Virtue excels Riches. |
| Subject (tgm) | Printers' ornaments |
| Subject Name |
Hunt, John. |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 96x 54 mm |
| Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection |
| Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
| Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Local Identifier | CK517 |
| Creator Identifier | Serial Number 7939 |
| Citation | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1779; CK517; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| filename | CK517_NC1779_face.tif |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | American Revolution |
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