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-Dollar Notes
P160 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $6
Pennell # P-160
Haxby # NC-90 Design 6Aa Wismer # 245
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. and
Baldwin, Bald & Cousland, New York		 Issued: 1853-1856
P160A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $6
Pennell # P-160A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 6Ab Wismer # 246
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. Issued: 1858

Seven-Dollar Notes
P170 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $7
Pennell # P-170
Haxby # NC-90 Design 7Aa Wismer # 247
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. and
Baldwin, Bald & Cousland, New York		 Issued: 1852-1855
P170A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $7
Pennell # P-170A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 7Ab Wismer # 248
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. Issued: 1858

Eight-Dollar Notes
P180 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $8
Pennell # P-180
Haxby # NC-90 Design 8Aa Wismer # 249
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. and
Baldwin, Bald & Cousland, New York		 Issued: 1855
P180A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $8
Pennell # P-180A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 8Ab Wismer # 250
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. Issued: 1858

Nine-Dollar Notes
P190 Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $9
Pennell # P-190
Haxby # NC-90 Design 9Aa Wismer # 251
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. and
Baldwin, Bald & Cousland, New York		 Issued: 1855-1856
P190A Bank of Cape Fear, Wilmington $9
Pennell # P-190A
Haxby # NC-90 Design 9Ab Wismer # 252
Engraver: Bald, Cousland & Co., Phila. Issued: 1858

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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