National Bank Notes

National bank notes were United States Currency issued by National Banks and chartered by the U.S. Government. These notes were backed by U.S. bonds that the individual banks deposited with the United States Treasury. They were printed from the Original Charter Period, 1865, through small size Nationals issued in 1929.

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Fr No.DenomStateDate/TypeCharter NumberTownGradePrice
1802-2$20Virginia1929II1558LynchburgVF$125
Virginia 1802-2 Lynchburg $20 nationals

Partial teller stamp on back of this Type 2 National from Lynchburg County.

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1802-1$20Virginia1929PulaskiVF$325
Virginia 1802-1 Pulaski $20 nationals

Margins all around on this $20 national from Pulaski County.  There are only 23 large and 30 small size notes […]

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650$20West Virginia19027029ClarksburgVF$275
West Virginia 650 Clarksburg $20 nationals
598$5West Virginia1902180ParkersburgCH XF$450
West Virginia 598 Parkersburg $5 nationals

A bright and vividly inked XF from West Virginia  Three nice margins, bottom slants into engraving line.  Clear signatures of […]

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606$5West Virginia19025163WheelingFine$215
West Virginia 606 Wheeling $5 nationals

A problem free Fine with three broad margins, tight bottom margin.  This note has retained its vivid inks.

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1801-1$10Wisconsin1929555Fond Du LacVF$175
Wisconsin 1801-1 Fond Du Lac $10 nationals

A Very Fine example from this Fond Du Lac County bank with three broad margins, bottom cut tight.

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1802-1$20Wisconsin19296604OshkoshVF$165
Wisconsin 1802-1 Oshkosh $20 nationals

An evenly circulated and problem free note from Winnebago County with margins all around.

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