Reading, PA - Ch. 696 - 1902 $10 Blue Seal

This southeastern Pennsylvania town was the host to eight note-issuing National Banks with this note from the third of those eight issuers. Original surfaces and bold stamped signatures are seen on th

What a great name for a Pennsylvania bank - The Keystone National Bank. Just 15 large size survivors are known to exist. From The M&M hoard.

There are now just ten notes known to exist that used the second title of this Waynesboro bank. The title changed in late 1926, leaving just two years for the issuance of large size currency.

Collectors will rejoice at the chance to add a new California town to their holdings. The note offered here is fresh to the numismatic market - having recently been discovered in Southern California a

According to census records, it has been more than 13 years since a large size note from Lake City has been available at auction. An example was even missing from the 2008 auction of the Sunshine coll

Here is another exciting Illinois find. No banknotes were known to exist before this stunner showed up late this summer. Apparently it was saved as part of Mr. Green's (the signing president) final de

Today the city of Van Hook lies under water. It was flooded to build Lake Sakakawea in the 1950s. In fact, the town wasn't even founded until 1915, which makes the fact that it could support a nationa

Pretty Arizona blue seals are few and far between. Fortunately, this Tucson note should be a welcome chance for collectors to add a great looking VF to their holdings.

A large size Manassas note from this charter has not been auctioned in the 21st century. And for the record, some significant Virginia holdings have been dispersed in that time period. There are just

Hawkinsville had a single national bank. It issued third charter notes only. This find brings the count to just six for the town. A problem-free note hasn't been at auction since 2004. The example her

Twin Valley had just one national bank. It issued third charter and 1929 notes. This new addition brings the total large size count to an even dozen.

A pleasing, evenly circulated $10 Plain Back from this scarce Montgomery County bank, it is one of just eight notes in the latest census and easily the finest available in over ten years.

Despite opening as an early second charter bank in 1882, this 1920s plain back is actually the oldest note from the bank! I am not sure what the banking environment was like in Circleville, but they r

Dark stamped signatures are the highlight of this relatively scarce Carroll County banknote.

McArthur was the only city in Vinton County Ohio with a bank that issued national currency. There are only eight blue seals reported for it. And as you might guess, this pen signed beauty is the best

A nice mid-grade example from the third of three note issuers to operate in this Carroll County community. It shows even problem free wear, good color, and dark printed signatures.

I hate having to call this peach just VF because it is one of the prettiest notes you will see. It has everything going for it, but it isn't rare enough to be cost prohibitive.

A decent circulated note from this very scarce northwestern Ohio bank that is one of a mere five large size reported from this community's sole issuer. The paper remains solid on this ten that retains

Just a dozen large notes are known from this Wayne County bank. This example is certainly in the top quarter of the documented survivors.

Here's a sharp 1902 blue seal for the Michigan collectors or for anyone working on a state-wide blue seal set.

The first of two really nice Fairfield, PA notes. Even if you don't collect Pennsylvania notes, this is just a flat out beautiful example of the two things most collectors look for in nationals: pen s

This note picked up an extra fold or two compared to its kin in the previous lot. Interestingly, this one is signed in black ink instead of blue. Another great quality national banknote.

It appears that blue ink was the color of the day when this lightly handled plain back left the bank in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. A choice XF example.

This is the last of a small group of Fairfield twenties. It doesn't have the perfect pen signatures like the other examples do. That shouldn't be surprising though as by the late 1920s most banking of