Illinois-Massachusetts
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$10 1929I The Douglass N.B. of Chicago, IL Ch. #12227 Fine-VF/Good. Some paper damage on the back accounts for the split grade. One of only two note-issuing National Banks owned by African Americans, along with the Dunbar N.B. of New York. I am fortunate to be able to offer notes from both banks, for the first time I can recall. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . $250.00
$20 1929I The City N.B. of Harrisburg, IL Ch. #5153 Fine. 25S. Saline County. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 140.00
$20 1929I The First N.B. of Mulberry Grove, IL Ch. #7379 Fine. A nicely named town in Bond County. 18S. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 250.00
$10 1929I The Fairland N.B., Fairland, IN Ch. #8337 Fine, with a small stain or burn mark that detracts only slightly. 23S. Shelby County. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 199.00
$10 1902DB The Farmers and Merchants N.B. of Fort Branch, IN Ch. #(M)9077 PMG VF 20. Light but legible pen signatures. A rare note, one of just five large size examples known from the bank. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 1200.00
$10 1929II The First N.B. of Hartford City, IN Ch. #6959 EF. 19S, and this is only the fourth Type II. Nice note. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 495.00
$2 ORIG The Citizens N.B. of Indianapolis, IN Ch. #(617) PMG VG 8. A heavily circulated Lazy Deuce with its share of pinholes. This is a scarce Indianapolis bank. Just 14 notes are known, with four of them being Lazy Deuces. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . PHOTO SHOWING PINHOLES . . . 2050.00
$10 1902PB The First N.B. of Jasonville, IN Ch. #7342 VG. A well-circulated Plain Back from Greene County. Just the sixth large size note to surface from the bank, and they are rarely offered. A nearly identical example realized $3120 in a January 2025 Heritage sale. The only other auction of a large size note recorded in Track and Price occurred in 2007! . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 2750.00
$20 1902PB The North Vernon N.B., North Vernon, IN Ch. #(M)9122 VF, but with three taped tears. Otherwise a bright note with legible stamped signatures. It likely could be repaired. Quite scarce, with this new discovery bringing to ten the number of large size notes known. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 495.00
$5 1882BB The Rockville N.B., Rockville, IN Ch. #5067 PCGS Fine 15. Older PCGS holder. This bright, pen-signed example looks better than Fine. An elusive bank, and this is one of just two known $5 Brown Backs. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 985.00
$20 1902DB The First N.B. of Augusta, KS Ch. #(W)6643 PMG VF 20. Just ten large size notes in the census, of which three are $20 Date Backs. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 450.00
$10 1902PB The First N.B. of Marysville, KS Ch. #(W)2791 Fine-VF, with several pinholes. The paper is slightly toned but this remains an attractive mid-grade note. 25L, and with strong realizations at auction. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 565.00
$10 1929I The Citizens N.B. of Richmond, KY Ch. #7653 Fine-VF with very minor rust damage at the bottom edge that hardly detracts. 12S. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 199.00
$5 1929II The First N.B. of Baltimore, MD Ch. #1413 CGA CU 62. A lovely note except for the centering. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 190.00
$20 1929I The First N.B. of Gaithersburg, MD Ch. #4608 Fine. Evenly circulated. A scarce bank and a popular location. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 650.00
$10 1882BB The Safety Fund N.B. of Fitchburg, MA Ch. #(N)2153 PMG Choice EF 45 A lovely, high grade Brown Back from this uniquely-titled institution. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 1850.00
$1 1875 The Cape Cod N.B. of Harwich, MA Ch. #712 Fine, with a few small tears that hardly detract and a large but light stain. Looks better than the description suggests, with good color and strong signatures. A perfectly acceptable example, with the perfect bank name. 25L, with five of them being 1875 $1's. . . . FACE . . . BACK . . . 725.00
