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$10 Bank Note LA - Raton,Colfax County - 1929 - 2012aug - Numismatic

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
$10 Bank Note LA - Raton,Colfax County - 1929 - 2012aug - Numismatic
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A $10 Bank Note issued on the First National Bank in Raton, New Mexico. It is series 1929, Charter No. 12924. The serial number is, D001996A. The bill is in very good condition. From 1863 to 1935, National Bank Notes were issued by banks throughout the country and in U.S. territories. Banks with a federal charter would deposit bonds in the U.S. Treasury. The banks then could print banknotes worth up to 90% of the value of the bonds. The federal government would back the value of the notes - the issuance of which created a demand for the government bonds needed to back them. The program was a form of monetization of the Federal debt. Bonds eligible as collateral for posting to the Treasury were said to have the "circulation privilege" and the interest they bore provided seignior age to the National Banks. Through much of their earlier history of issue, national banknotes used designs in which the issuing bank's name was prominently displayed, rather than "The United States Of America". One design used for many years featured a portrait on the obverse, near the left edge, and the bank's name printed in prominent shaded type in the middle. This changed during the last years of national banknote issues. After small-size notes came into use, national banknotes now began to be issued using the same designs as most of the other types still in use at the time--Federal Reserve Notes, United States Notes, Silver Certificates, and the last Gold Certificate issues. The issuing commercial bank's name and promise to pay was now over-stamped in plain black type to the left of the now centered portrait. By this time, also, the portraits depicted the same Presidents and other historical figures that we see today [Ref: Paper Money of the United States, Arthur L. Friedberg and Ira S. Friedberg, 2001]. - Vinegar Collection -59756