WBNA SALE SELECTIONS: AUGUST 20, 2023

Stockton, CA 1873 Fr. 1146 First National Gold Bank CH# 2077 PMG Very Good 10 10 Dollars
1. California was the only state to have National Gold Banknotes issued. One chartered in Boston but did not issue notes. Here is a Stockton note:

 

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Stockton, CA 1873 Fr. 1146 First National Gold Bank CH# 2077 PMG Very Good 10 10 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZKC4/stockton-ca-1873-fr-1146-first-national-gold-bank-ch-2077-pmg-very-good-10-10-dollars)

Crows Landing, CA 1929 Ty. 1 Fr. 1800-1 First NB CH# 9765 PMG Very Fine 25 5 Dollars
2. Many collectors enjoy interesting names of banks. This collection has two named for Crows Landing, one of the most popular California names:

 

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Crows Landing, CA 1929 Ty. 1 Fr. 1800-1 First NB CH# 9765 PMG Very Fine 25 5 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZK5N/crows-landing-ca-1929-ty-1-fr-1800-1-first-nb-ch-9765-pmg-very-fine-25-5-dollars)

Los Angeles, CA 1902 Red Seal Fr. 639 The Commercial NB CH# 6864 PMG Choice Fine 15 20 Dollars
3. One of the most appreciated types of the 20th century national banknotes are the Red Seals. This bank from Los Angeles has only this single Red Seal currently known:

 

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Los Angeles, CA 1902 Red Seal Fr. 639 The Commercial NB CH# 6864 PMG Choice Fine 15 20 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZK78/los-angeles-ca-1902-red-seal-fr-639-the-commercial-nb-ch-6864-pmg-choice-fine-15-20-dollars)

Ogden, UT 1929 Ty. 2 Fr. 1801-2 First Security Bank of Utah CH# 2597 PMG Choice VF 35 EPQ 10 Dollars
4. Many banks changed their titles during their issuing era. Few, however, had five different names like this bank. What became their primary name that lasted through the 21st Century was adopted late in the Type 2 era so only a few notes are known with their final issuing name:

 

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Ogden, UT 1929 Ty. 2 Fr. 1801-2 First Security Bank of Utah CH# 2597 PMG Choice VF 35 EPQ 10 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZKKM/ogden-ut-1929-ty-2-fr-1801-2-first-security-bank-of-utah-ch-2597-pmg-choice-vf-35-epq-10-dollars)

Philadelphia, PA 1875 Fr. 401 The Bank of North America CH# 602 PMG Very Fine 20 5 Dollars
5. While many collectors are familiar with "star" notes as replacement notes, during the early NBN era, retouched plates received a star. This is a lovely note also on the only bank that did not need to have "national" in its name:

 

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Philadelphia, PA 1875 Fr. 401 The Bank of North America CH# 602 PMG Very Fine 20 5 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZKHW/philadelphia-pa-1875-fr-401-the-bank-of-north-america-ch-602-pmg-very-fine-20-5-dollars)

Philadelphia, PA 1862 Bank of North America PA-465-G84a PMG Choice Fine 15 1 Dollar
6. Following on the earlier Bank of North America note, collectors of NBNs are now starting to appreciate the linkage to the obsolete notes of the same institution from the period before converting to a national charter. Here is a BoNA note from their state charter period yet referencing their Congressional charter from the 1790s:

 

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Philadelphia, PA 1862 Bank of North America PA-465-G84a PMG Choice Fine 15 1 Dollar (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZKI4/philadelphia-pa-1862-bank-of-north-america-pa-465-g84a-pmg-choice-fine-15-1-dollar)

XBaker, OR 1902 Plain Back Fr. 698 The First NB CH# 2865 PMG Very Fine 30 100 DollarsXX
7. For Lucky Seven, here is a high denomination from Eastern Oregon's mining and cattle hub of Baker (City). Despite its rural location, it opted to issue only large denomination notes and was the only bank in the entire state to issue 1902 PB 100s:

 

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Baker, OR 1902 Plain Back Fr. 698 The First NB CH# 2865 PMG Very Fine 30 100 Dollars (https://bid.worldbanknoteauctions.com/lots/view/4-AIZKFK/baker-or-1902-plain-back-fr-698-the-first-nb-ch-2865-pmg-very-fine-30-100-dollars)

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