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10 Dollars Bank of Washington - North Carolina
| Issuer | Bank of Washington (North Carolina) |
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| Year | 1851-1864 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | TEN 10 NORTH CAROLINA No._________ A On demand THE BANK OF WASHINGTON will pay TEN DOLLARS to__________________________ or bearer _________________18_____ 10 10 ____________________________________ _________________________ American Bank Note Co. New-York Cash. Pres |
| Reverse description | Blank, unprinted reverse. |
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The Bank of Washington operated out of Washington, Beaufort County, one of several small North Carolina commercial banks that relied entirely on Northern bank note printers for their currency production. The American Bank Note Company supplied plates to dozens of such institutions simultaneously, often reusing vignette elements across unrelated clients — a common commercial practice that makes plate-sharing relationships worth examining when attributing design origin to any specific ABNC note from this period.
North Carolina's antebellum banking system collapsed abruptly after secession, and most chartered bank notes became worthless by 1865. The thirteen-year window on this issue reflects catalog uncertainty about precise dates rather than an unusually long active run.