Got from my grandparents

Last year I posted these Bessemer notes (plus the Fairfield note, originally in the comments), and was heartened when folks encouraged grading,for purposes of preservation if nothing else. Well, they’ve come back and they are gorgeous! Dad would have been thrilled. Thanks to everyone for your advice!

At long last, my collection is no longer without a milestone note that took quite some time to acquire. Here it is, my first Serial Number 1 Georgia National!

Notably serving as Georgia’s state capital from 1804 to 1868, Milledgeville was surprisingly home to a sole issuer. CH# 9672, The First NB, also acted as the only bank to issue Nationals in all of Baldwin County. Organized on January 19, 1910, a total of 65,288 1902 Date Backs and Plain Backs were issued alongside 19,795 Type 1 and 2 small size Nationals.
 
I have long stated and predicted that my first SN1 National would be in the form of a small size from this bank. This is because both the $10 and $20 Type 1 Serial Number 1 cut sheets are known, allowing Georgia collectors to choose from 12 examples, though most of those reside in one collection. Those two sheets remained intact until they were cut up sometime in the late 80’s/early 90’s.
 
Needless to say, I am thrilled and very excited to add this wonderful note to my collection!

The signatures are those of Jon William Hutchinson (1880-1944) and President Elias N. Ennis (1858-1936), who served together from 1919 to 1931. 

Andrew Kizis and Frank Loro both served as cashier, at this time Kizis was the Asst and Loro was VP, just before his death in 1906. The seller speculated that the other signatures on the front could be tellers or other employees. Maybe a keepsake during Loro’s failing health? I couldn’t find anything on them.

The signatures on the back are the names of singers: Doc Williams, Bill Monroe, and Sunset Carson. I’m in the process of trying to authenticate them but I wouldn’t put money on their legitimacy. But who knows!

Hey everyone I recently aquired this $20 dateback from Ishpeming MI, charter 5668, from what I can find it is the only $20 dateback known from that charter, would love more information!

The specimen sheet is the only way I know that the bank printed 20s, and besides the blue seal 10 shown, I've never seen another issued banknote from this specific bank. Thank you in advance!

Since picking up a $5 note recently, i was looking on ebay for other pittsburgh denominations. I came across these two notes. One has a large E by the charter number but the other did not. My recent pickup did not have it either.

Can anyone tell me why one had the E?

The pic is my note for reference.

With "E"

https://ebay.io/m/rEcO09

Without

https://ebay.io/m/bn6F0V

Picked these up based on the where I live. Being from NC and SC, I thought these would be neat to have in my early collection. Anyone have any insight into how common or rare these are? Also, what would be the current value? Not that I’m looking to sell but just curious. TIA!

Here is a neat addition that I recently acquired that represents the first small size fancy serial GA NBN in my collection. I have come across three or so large size GA radars over the years (one of which I own), but this is the first small that I have seen or heard of. Naturally, I purchased it for myself, and was excited to have cherry picked it for a no-brainer price. The host note itself is not too exciting, as it comes from Georgia's most prominent NBN issuer, with close to 500 small size reported in the NBNC. 

The signatures are those of Cashier Frank M. Berry (1871-1957) and President John King Ottley (1868-1945), who served together from 1929 to at least 1935. 

BINGO!

I had a deja vu moment when typing in the serial and the charter into the search when I picked up this "Bingo" note (serial matches charter) a few months ago while doing census work on eBay.

While somewhat common on low charter numbers, these types of notes appear by luck on other charters. This being a high denom example adds a certain cool factor as well.

The Farmers Deposit National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was a goliath of a bank. Currently 858+ small notes are recorded in the NBNC.

Read more about the bank here:

Charter 685 Bank History)

Cashier, Joseph Harry Jones (1875-1961) President, Arthur E. Braun (1876-1976)

Anything good? Found these and a bunch of old paper currency. These seemed to be the only interesting ones. Does the low serial on the Tyndall bank note help?

I don’t own many nationals but these held sentimental value to me so had to add them to the collection.

Most of us are familiar with the California gold rush, where entrepreneurs who sold pickaxes to prospectors became wildly successful. That analogy sums up George Stevens, whose general store prospered during the Wisconsin logging campaign of the 19th and 20th century. His operation, situated conveniently on the Wisconsin River, was frequented by loggers moving timber downriver. As the early logging mills gained their foothold and the area began to take shape, the city would be named Stevens Point.

Stevens Point gave rise to two prosperous national banks, both of whom out-lived the national banking era. The First NB of Stevens Point (#3001) and the Citizens NB of Stevens Point (#4912). Large and small notes are common for both banks, and opportunities to purchase an example are abundant. A few years ago the market became flooded with notes, likely the result of a single collector’s holdings being liquidated.

I purchased this example for its nice eye appeal, something I specifically look for on common national banks (often times that’s not an option for charters with few survivors).

I'm from around the Salisbury Nc area and I've always wanted a Salisbury note but they are crazy hard to find. I even own a coin shop and I've never had any Nc notes come in. I went to the Raleigh coin show today mostly to drop off a bunch of coins to be graded by anacs and decided to look around. I found a dealer with nothing but Nc national currency. I bought both notes. $400 and $600. I can't be happier.

With the addition of this surprisingly elusive 1902 Series from CH# 5030, I have officially completed my Atlanta 1902 set!

CH# 5030, The Third National Bank of Atlanta, was the fifth of ten total issuing banks chartered in the state capital of Georgia. While 1882 Series Nationals appear rather frequently on this bank, 1902’s are the exact opposite. This is one of those unusual banks where 1882’s are far more available than their 1902 counterparts. Just to paint the picture, the last time that a 1902 from CH# 5030 crossed the auction block was over two decades ago in 2004! Hence why this sleeper note was a difficult example to obtain.

Hi All!

I’m fairly new to national bank notes and have been looking to pick up a note from Watertown, MA. I’ve been looking at this note and have been trying to research if it has a fair asking price, but I’m having some difficulty. The comps in finding vary pretty significantly. Is there a good resource for values and would anyone able to provide advice on what would be a fair asking price?

Thanks!

Notes from The First National Bank of Fontanelle, Iowa come up sporadically at best. Only a handful of public offerings of large notes have occurred in the last 30 years.

Currently 12 Large and 5 small are reported in the NBNC for this Adair County bank. Open for business on January 1, 1904 until it's liquidation on August 12, 1930 the bank produced 36,112 Large size notes and 2,394 Small size notes of the $5, $10, and $20 denominations.

The city is named for chief Logan Fontanelle of the Omaha tribe, son of the French fur trader Lucien Fontanelle of the American Fur Company and an Omaha tribeswoman

The note features proud pen officer signatures of Cashier, William Arthur Addison (1881-1930) and President, John Fred Baudler (1855-1937)

I’m on an 18-state vacation road trip and came across two SD notes that seemed to be priced at a big premium. I’m not an expert at all on these so thought I’d ask, is there a significant premium on South Dakota notes?