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 Notes
P100 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5 Note Needed
Pennell # P-100
Haxby # NC-90 G80 Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Leney & Rollison, N.Y. Issued: 1810s

P110 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5 Note Needed
Pennell # P-110
Haxby # NC-90 G84 Wismer # 211 & 242
Engraver: C. P. Harrison Sct. New York Issued: 1846

P120 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-120
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5C Wismer # 243
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Phila. Issued: 1847-1853

P130 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-130
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5D Wismer # 241
Engraver: Danforth, Bald, & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1852-1854

P130A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-130A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5E Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: Danforth, Bald, & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1859

P130B Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-130B
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5F Wismer # 240
Engraver: American Bank Note Company
at lower left		 Issued: 1859-1861

P130C Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-130C
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5F Wismer # Unlisted
Engraver: American Bank Note Company
at lower center		 Issued: 1861

P140 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-140
Haxby # NC-90 G88/G88a Wismer # 239
Engraver: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Phila. Issued: 1853-1859

P150 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $5
Pennell # P-150
Haxby # NC-90 Design 5G Wismer # 244
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. & New York Issued: 1858-1859

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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