North Carolina Currency
Historic 1748 “British Fort” Vignette North Carolina Note
North Carolina. April 4, 1748. Three Pounds. “British Fort Johnson with Union Jack Flag” vignette. Conservation. Very Fine.
Fr. NC-70. This 1748 Colonial North Carolina note has excellent centering, boldly printed text and designs with a quite distinctive appearance. There are small sealed splits at the centerfold and overall light conservation. The “British Fort Johnson” vignette has exceptionally sharp and clear details, including the Union Jack Flag, Cannon and the entire Fortress in general. The blank reverse has expected, typical period notations and signatures, which often showed who passed this note and to whom, in order to deter the spread of counterfeit paper money. Only 2,000 notes were printed of this Three Pounds, the highest denomination of the issue as noted in the Newman reference book “The Early Paper Money of America.” A very collectable example of this 1748 North Carolina currency issue.