Bank of Commerce
New Bern, North Carolina

Chartered February 16, 1859
Capital $600,000


Stock Certificate

Stock Certificate on the Bank of Commerce at Newbern

Pennell # Unlisted
Haxby # Unlisted Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Delvin & Hagan, Stationers, 7 Nassau St., N.Y. Issued: 1860


Regular Issues

Five-Dollar Notes

P520 Bank of Commerce, New Bern $5

Pennell # P-520
Haxby # NC-40 G2a Wismer # 130
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859 - 1861

P520 Bank of Commerce, New Bern $5

Pennell # Unlisted
Haxby # NC-40 G2b Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859 - 1861

Notes on the Note: Two varieties of this note exist. They can be distinguished by the presence or absence of the statement "Patented 30 June 1857" located on the upper border about 25% from the left. Haxby is the only source that distinguishes between the two with separate numbers -- NC-40 G2a with and NC40 G2b without. Haxby placed no value difference on the two varieties.

Ten-Dollar Notes

P530 Bank of Commerce, New Bern $10

Pennell # P-530
Haxby # NC-40 G4a Wismer # 132
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859 - 1861

P530 Bank of Commerce, New Bern $10

Pennell # Unlisted
Haxby # NC-40 G4b Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859 - 1861

Notes on the Note: Two varieties of this note exist. They can be distinguished by the presence or absence of the statement "Patented 30 June 1857" located on the left border about 25% from the top. Haxby is the only source that distinguishes between the two with separate numbers -- NC-40 G4a with and NC40 G4b without. Haxby placed no value difference on the two varieties.

Fifty-Dollar Note

P535SP Bank of Commerce, New Bern $50

Pennell # P-535SP
Haxby # NC-40 S5a Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1860


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