Bank of Cape Fear
Wilmington, North Carolina

Chartered February 16, 1855
Capital $400,000

The Bank of Cape Fear was based in Wilmington, North Carolina and had branches located in Ashville, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Salem, Salsbury and Washington, North Carolina. The Bank of Cape Fear issued some 55 different varieties of banknotes. This number does not include the fact that some banknote varieties were issued at multiple branches. We will only attempt to illustrate the 55 varieties with no regard as to which branch the illustrated note came from. Still 55 is alot of images so to facilitate downloading we have divided them up by denomination. Click on the denomination of interest below to view the images.

Stock Certificates

Stock Certificates
(3 Types / 4 Certificates)

Regular Issues

Three Dollar Banknotes
(8 of 12 Notes)

Four Dollar Banknotes
(6 of 8 Notes)

Five Dollar Banknotes
(6 of 9 Notes)

Six, Seven, Eight and Nine Dollar Banknotes
(Complete (8 Notes))

Ten-Dollar Notes
P200 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0200
Haxby # NC-90 G106 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Leney & Rollison, N.Y. Issued: 1815-

P210 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0210
Haxby # NC-90 G110 Wismer # 258
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, New York Issued: 1830s-40s

P210CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0210CN
Haxby # NC-90 C110 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, New York Issued: Counterfeit

P220 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0220
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10C Wismer # 257
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Phila. Issued: 1846-53

P220CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0220CN
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10C Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Phila. Issued: Counterfeit

P230 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0230
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10D Wismer # 255
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1852-55

P230CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0230CN
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10D Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: Counterfeit

P240 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0240
Haxby # NC-90 G114 Wismer # 265
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Phila. Issued: 1852-57

P250 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington 10
Pennell # P-0250
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10F Wismer # 103 & 254
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1858-59

Proof P250 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington 10
Pennell # P-0250 (Proof)
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10F Wismer # 103 & 254
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. & New York
Engraver: American Bank Note Company		 Issued: Proof

P260 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0260
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10E Wismer # 259
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1859

P260A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # P-0260A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859

P260B Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $10
Pennell # Unlisted
Haxby # NC-90 Design 10E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1861

Twenty, Fifty and Hundred Dollar Banknotes
(3 of 8 Notes)

Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper

Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper
(13 items)


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