1861 retailer North Carolina Currency - Greensboro - Civil War

Original hand signed and dated 1861 “Two Dollars” note issued by “Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance and Trust Co.” in Greensboro, North Carolina. Printed on one side, retailer the note has the hand inscribed serial number “6274”. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, the Federal government had issued currency only on a sporadic basis, choosing instead to rely on specie (gold and silver) to circulate as a median of exchange. Local banking institutions, to help alleviate periodic shortages of specie and to facilitate commerce, issued various types of paper money to be redeemed for coins at a later date. The success of these issues varied, with some institutions redeeming the majority of their currency, while others closed their doors and left their customers holding worthless pieces of paper.

The note will be shipped in a protective sleeve with a dated, hand signed Letter of Authenticity with a photograph of the currency above. All of the artifacts on our site are guaranteed to be original Civil War issue or as stated. Please see our "About Collectors Frame”, below the reviews on the front page, for more information on the framing and artifacts.
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