United States 2 Dollars, 1858

Greensboro Mutual - North Carolina

United States 2 Dollars, 1858 obverse
United States 2 Dollars, 1858 reverse

Information:

Country United States
Period Dollar (1785-date)
Currency Dollars
Denomination 2 Dollars
Type Local banknotes
Year 1858
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 187x76 mm

Obverse:

United States 2 Dollars, 1858

Obverse text

NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO' MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST CO. This Certifies that has Deposited TWO DOLLARS in this Company payable to him or bearer in current funds, on return of this Certificate. Greensboro, 18 Treasr.

Obverse symbol

Vignette of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, sitting within a large “2,” behind which is a sheaf of wheat and a scene of a farmer guiding a plow being pulled by a horse on which there is a rider and another scene of workers harvesting wheat; oval portrait of man in bottom-right corner, handwritten serial number at middle-left edge, near bottom edge is handwritten signature of “Dr. D[avid] Weir,” company treasurer and a former principal of the Edgeworth Female Seminary in Greensboro.

Reverse:

Image 1

Reverse symbol

Blank.

Varieties

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1858) ND (1858) + - - - - - -