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 Banknotes
(11 of 13 Notes)

Twenty Dollar Notes

P270 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $20 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0270
Haxby # NC-90 G134 Wismer # 260
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, Phila. Issued: 1830-40

P270CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $20 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0270CN
Haxby # NC-90 C134 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, Phila. Issued: Counterfeit

P280 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $20

Pennell # P-0280
Haxby # NC-90 Design 20C Wismer # 261
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Issued: 1844-59

Fifty Dollar Notes

P290 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $50

Pennell # P-0290
Haxby # NC-90 G146 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co. Issued: 1817-24

P300 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $50

Pennell # P-0300
Haxby # NC-90 Design 50C Wismer # 262
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Issued: 1846-56

P310 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $50 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0310
Haxby # NC-90 G150 Wismer # 263
Engraver: C.P Harrison Issued: 1830-50s

One-Hundred Dollar Notes

P320 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $100 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0320
Haxby # NC-90 G158 Wismer # 265
Engraver: C.P. Harrison, Phila. Issued: 1830s-50s

P330 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $100 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0330
Haxby # NC-90 Design 100C Wismer # 264
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Issued: 1852


Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper

Miscellaneous Fiscal Paper
(13 items)


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