1862 50c Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance & Trust - Greensburough, NC - Very Fine Scott #276 * Century of Progress *

* Century of Progress * above

encapsulated and graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) at MS 64

By some accounts the primary purpose for the $3 gold coin was to make the purchase of larger quantities of 3¢ stamps easier

Green HUNDRED and flanking Cs underprint

1862 50c Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance & Trust - Greensburough, NC - Very Fine Scott #276 * Century of Progress *Greensboro is spelled two different ways on this appealing 50 wallpaper note from the Civil War era. Green, red, and black inks were used for this piece. Printing company Sterling, Campbell & Albright of Greensboro was formed at the beginning of the Civil War. They sent a Frenchman to England to obtain stereotypes and the equipment was sent to North Carolina on a Confederate blockade runner named the Advance. Paper was obtained from several North