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 Notes
P5 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3 Image Needed
Pennell # P-005
Haxby # NC-90 G36 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Harrison, Phila. Issued: 1806

P10 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0010
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3A Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Fairman, Draper, Underwood & Co. Issued: 1831

P20 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0020
Haxby # NC-90 G48 Wismer # 232
Engraver: C.P. Harrison Issued: ????

P20CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0020CN
Haxby # NC-90 C48 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, New York Issued: Counterfeit

P30 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0030
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3C Wismer # 233
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Phila. Issued: 1849-53

P40 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0040
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3D Wismer # 57
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co. Phila. & NY Issued: 1850-53

P40A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0040A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co. Phila. & NY Issued: 1853-59

P40B Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0040B
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3F Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: ABC Monogram
Engraver: (American Bank Note Co) Issued: 1859

P40C Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0040C
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3F Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859

P40D Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0040D
Haxby # NC-90 Design 3G Wismer # 234
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1861

P50 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3
Pennell # P-0050
Haxby # NC-90 G52 Wismer # 231
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Phila. Issued: 1852-55

P55SP Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $3 Image Needed
Pennell # P-0055SP
Haxby # NC-90 C40 Wismer # 167
Engraver: Leggett, Keatinge & Ball Issued: 1862

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 Banknotes
(11 of 13 Notes)

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

Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper

Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper
(13 items)


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