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 Notes

P60 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0060
Haxby # NC-90 Design 4C Wismer # 237
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Phila. Issued: 1846-53

P70 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0070
Haxby # NC-90 Design 4D Wismer # 235
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co. Phila. & New York Issued: 1852-55

P70CN Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0070CN
Haxby # NC-90 Design 4D Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co. Phila. & New York Issued: Counterfeit

P70A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0070A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 4E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Danforth, Bald & Co. Phila. & New York Issued: 1859

P70B Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0070B
Haxby # NC-90 Design 4E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company Issued: 1859

P80 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0080
Haxby # NC-90 G64 Wismer # 236
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co. Issued: 1850-55

P90 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4 Image Needed

Pennell # P-0090
Haxby # Unlisted Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Unknown Issued: ????

P95SP Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $4

Pennell # P-0095SP
Haxby # Unlisted Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Durand, Burton, Edmonds, N.Y. Issued: 1847

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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