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The State of North Carolina - Civil War dated Obsolete Banknote - Currency

Inv# OB1154   Paper Money
The State of North Carolina - Civil War dated Obsolete Banknote - Currency
Denomination: $1
State(s): North Carolina
Years: 1863

Commerce Industry '1'. CR-132. The Confederate State of North Carolina issued currency during the years 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864. The most recent state currency issue prior to this were the Colonial American banknotes issued during the 18th century. Many North Carolina banks also issued currency during this period.

Many of the North Carolina banknotes are similar to period issues from other Confederate States; this is not surprising, as the North Carolina banknotes were printed by many of the same printers that were used by other states.

It is estimated that the printing of approximately $11,350,000 in banknotes was authorized over the four-year period, but it is unknown how much was actually printed and put into circulation.

The North Carolina banknote issues are generally divided by year, and are represented by the following denominations:

The '5 cent bill from 1861 was among the smallest denomination bills printed during the confederacy of North Carolina. It was also one of the smallest physical bills, measuring approximately 3" by 1 5/8".[citation needed]. By 1863 barter was replacing currency and a tenpenny nail was used in place of this note. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Confederate_currency

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Condition: C.U.
Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
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