NC 1760 10 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value ten shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1760

Dimensions:

OH: 2 7/16” (6.2 cm); OW:  3 ¼” (8.3 cm)

Description:

Typeset Bill of Credit issued in North Carolina with and narrow borders on the bottom with inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: [X s.] N^o 247  [10 s.]/ THIS Bill of ten shi-/llings, shall pass current in all/ Payments, as Proclamation Money, within/ the Province of North-Carolina, according/ to Act of Assembly passed the 14^th of/ July 1760.” Ink signatures on obverse: “Sam^l Swann,”  “Lewis DeRosset “John Starkey” and ”/  “Jn^o Swann.” Bottom border: “[10 s.] Death to counterfeit  [X s.]” Ink inscription on reverse: “M” or “W” and mathematical calculation. Bill folded in half vertically.

Donor:

Anonymous

Relation:

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

Comments:

Bill issued in a series of 2,300 in three designs.

Language:

En

Rights:

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”