2003 St. Louis, MO (CAA) Signature Sale - Session 5

Syracuse, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 479 The Third NB Ch. # 159A high grade Brown Back which is as nice as any note we've ever seen from here....

Syracuse, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Third NB Ch. # 159Bright Crisp Uncirculated, but cut slightly into the design at the bottom, and with m

Syracuse, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 481 The Salt Springs NB Ch. # 1287An interesting Brown Back with a message on the left margin which reads &qu...

Syracuse, NY - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The Salt Springs NB Ch. # (E)1287Large notes only from this tougher Syracuse bank. Fine. Important notice:

Syracuse, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The Syracuse NB Ch. # 1341First Charters only from this very rare Syracuse bank, with the Kelly census showing just

Syracuse, NY - $5 Original Fr. 397 The Merchants NB Ch. # 1342A tough note to grade, as the piece displays little real circulation and has bright colo

Syracuse, NY - $10-$10-$10-$20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624/650 The Merchants NB & TC Ch. # 1342A lovely pen signed uncut sheet from the Sabis collec...

Syracuse, NY - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The Merchants NB Ch. # 1342Syracuse, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The Merchants NB & TC Ch. # 1342Two pieces, ...

Syracuse, NY - $5 Original Fr. 397 The Fourth NB Ch. # 1569Unique to our best knowledge, with this note coming from a bank which issued only until its

Syracuse, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 490 The NB of Syracuse Ch. # (E)5465Brown Backs and Date Backs only from this bank. Pen signed Very Fine. Impor

Syracuse, NY - $5 1882 Date Back Fr. 537 The NB of Syracuse Ch. # (E)5465A lovely note from this tougher Syracuse bank that could well be the highest

Syracuse, NY - $10 1882 Date Back Fr. 545 The NB of Syracuse Ch. # (E)5465The only other type issued here. Fine-Very Fine. Important notice: We expect

Syracuse, NY - $5 1902 Date Back Fr. 590 The Commercial NB Ch. # (E)6965This Date Back is easily the highest grade example we've seen from this ...

Syracuse, NY - $10 1902 Red Seal Fr. 613 The Commercial NB Ch. # (E)6965Two Red Seals are listed from here in the new Kelly census, neither of them th

Syracuse, NY - $10, $20 1929 Ty. 1 Lincoln NB & TC of Syracuse Ch. # 13393Two pieces, both Very Fine or a bit better. Bill Sabis started collect...

Theresa, NY - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 651 The Farmers NB Ch. # (E)8158A very rare bank in large size, with just two examples recorded in the census. F

Theresa, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The Farmers NB Ch. # 8158Evenly circulated Fine small example, with a tiny piece of bank stamp on the front. Important no

Ticonderoga, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The Ticonderoga NB Ch. # 9900The only bank to issue Series 1929 examples from the site of one of our country's ...

Troy, NY - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 467 The Manufacturers NB Ch. # 721A lovely $5 Brown Back with a great layout and minimal evidence of any real circul

Troy, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 2 The Manufacturers NB Ch. # 721Crackling fresh Gem Crisp Uncirculated. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

Troy, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 480 The United NB Ch. # 940An attractive pen signed Brown Back. Very Fine. Important notice: We expect to be auctio

Troy, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The National State Bank Ch. # 991A First Charter ace bearing serial number 1. Judging from its condition, this was carr

Trumansburg, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The First NB Ch. # 7541A tougher Tompkins County bank which was the only issuer in town. The Kelly censu

Tully, NY - $5 1882 Value Back Fr. 574 The First NB Ch. # (E)5746A very rare type from a very rare bank, with this the sole reported Value Back from t

Tully, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 633 The First NB Ch. # 5746A just plain rare bank in large size, with this Syracuse area issuer showing just $620

Tully, NY - $20 1929 Ty. 1 The First NB Ch. # 5746This is a rare bank in small size as well, with just three examples listed in the Kelly census. Even

Tupper Lake, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 625 The Tupper Lake NB Ch. # 8153A very scarce large note from a small town nestled in the great swath of wi

Tupper Lake, NY - $20 1929 Ty. 1 The Tupper Lake NB Ch. # 8153Eight small notes are reported, but this is still a bank which is very infrequently seen

Union Springs, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The First NB Ch. # 342An exceptionally rare note from the only bank chartered in this tiny Cayuga County villa

Utica, NY - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 466 The Second NB Ch. # 185The paper is not quite as bright as it could be, the the title layout on this $5 Brown B

Utica, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 481 The Utica City NB Ch. # 1308Fine, with a couple of minor splits at the center. Important notice: We expect to

Utica, NY - $20 1902 Red Seal Fr. 639 The Utica City NB Ch. # (E)1308The only $20 Red Seal reported of three examples from here listed in the new Kell

Utica, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 481 The Oneida NB of Utica Ch. # (E)1392A decent Brown Back from this not terribly scarce bank. Fine-Very Fine, wi

Utica, NY - $5 1902 Red Seal Fr. 587 The First NB Ch. # (E)1395New to the census and one of just two Red Seals reported from this otherwise available

Vernon, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The NB of Vernon Ch. # 1264The first of a pair of First Charter aces from this Oneida County community. This is a ver

Vernon, NY - $1 1875 Fr. 385 NB of Vernon Ch. # 1264A Series 1875 example with low serial number 8. Very Fine. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

Vernon, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 NB of Vernon Ch. # (E)1264A more than acceptable Third Charter example, a very seldom seen type from this ban

Walden, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The Third NB Ch. # 10923A high grade example from this Orange County bank, with a Kelly census of just five la

Warrensburgh, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 The Emerson NB Ch. # 9135A very scarce private name bank, particularly in large size, where the Kelly ce

Warrensburgh, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 2 The Emerson NB Ch. # 9135The only small note we've ever seen or heard of from here in anywhere near this grade....

Waterloo, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The First NB Ch. # 368Only ace we've handled from this scarce Seneca County bank. Bright Very Fine-Extremely ...

Waterloo, NY - $10 1902 Red Seal Fr. 613 FNB of Waterloo Ch. # 368A new piece for the Red Seal census, and the finer of the now two Red Seals reported

Watertown, NY - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 470 The Jefferson County NB Ch. # 1490A nice high grade $5 Brown Back from the Sabis collection. Extremely Fine

Watertown, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 482 The National Union Bank Ch. # 1507A scarcer Watertown bank which went out in 1910. This $10 Brown Back is

Watertown, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The NB & Loan Company of Watertown Ch. # 1508A very scarce early note from this unusually titled bank. Chart...

Watertown, NY - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 469 The NB & Loan Company of Watertown Ch. # 1508A high grade pen signed $5 Brown Back with a fancy layou...

Watertown, NY - $5 1902 Date Back Fr. 590 The Watertown NB Ch. # (E)2657Evenly circulated Fine-Very Fine Date Back. Important notice: We expect to be

A Watertown, NY Trio of High Grade Third Charter $10 NotesWatertown, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 Jefferson County NB Ch. # 1490 Extremely Fine. (

Waterville, NY - $5 1875 Fr. 401 The NB of Waterville Ch. # 1361Despite a long and rather prolific issue, notes from this one bank Oneida County locat

Watervliet, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 The NB of Watervliet Ch. # (E)1265Bill Sabis seldom wasted time or resources to obtain notes from common b

Watervliet, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 NB of Watervliet Ch. # (E)1265This note from the Graves collection is from this bank's second title...

Watervliet, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 NB of Watervliet Ch. #(E) 1265This is the second title under which this Albany County bank issued. Waterv

Watkins, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The Second NB Ch. # 456First Charters only from this bank, which went out in 1876. Nice About Uncirculated, a very s

Watkins, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 601 Glen NB Ch. # (E)9977This is not a private name bank, but takes its title from nearby Watkins Glen, a spectac

Watkins, NY - $20 1929 Ty. 2 Glen NB Ch. # 9977A nice small example from this seldom seen bank. Very Fine. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

Waverly, NY - $5 Original Fr. 394 The First NB Ch. # 297A scarce early note from this tough Tioga County bank. Very Good, with a tiny corner repair. I

Waverly, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The Citizens NB Ch. # 12954Nice Very Fine specimen from this scarcer Waverly issuer. Important notice: We expect to be au

Webster, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 610 Webster NB Ch. # 13145A beautiful example from this prohibitively rare issuer in large size, with the bank re

Weedsport, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 632 The First NB Ch. # 11020A tough note from the sole bank to issue in this small Cayuga County location. Fin

Wells, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 1 The Hamilton County NB Ch. # 13289A very rare note from the only bank to issue in rural Hamilton County. Four notes are know

West Seneca, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 609 The Seneca NB Ch. # 12925A very rare large note from this Buffalo suburb. Just three large examples are k

West Troy, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The NB of West Troy Ch. # 1265This bank's original issuing location, from which four notes are recorded in t...

West Winfield, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The West Winfield NB Ch. # 7483A very scarce Herkimer County bank with just three large examples liste

West Winfield, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The West Winfield NB Ch. # 7483Not much more common in small size, with the census standing at just four, including

Westfield, NY - $5 Original Fr. 397 The First NB Ch. # 504A very rare note from a bank which issued First Charter notes only before liquidating in 188

Westfield, NY - $10 1902 Red Seal Fr. 613 The NB of Westfield Ch. # (E)3166A gorgeous serial number 1 Red Seal from the Sabis collection which is the

Westfield, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 609 The Grape Belt NB Ch. # 12476A magnificent note with a unique title. All of the superlatives in the world a

Westfield, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 1 The Grape Belt NB Ch. # 12476A very rare bank in small size, with fives only being issued for less than two years. The c

Westport, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 2 The Lake Champlain NB Ch. # 9405Serial number A000001, a great note from one of New York's smallest and most obscu...

Whitesboro, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The Whitestown NB Ch. # (E)11284Large fives only from this excessively rare bank, which had but $510 outst

Winthrop, NY - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 632 The First NB Ch. # 10747A small St. Lawrence County bank which had only $840 outstanding in large notes in

Winthrop, NY - $10 1929 Ty. 2 The First NB Ch. # 10747A nice evenly circulated Fine example from this obscure issuer. Important notice: We expect to b

Wolcott, NY - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 490 The First NB Ch. # 5928A very scarce early note from this elusive bank. The Kelly census shows just four lar

Yonkers, NY - $1 Original Fr. 380 The First NB Ch. # 653One of the nicest First Charter Westchester County notes we've had the pleasure of handl...

Yonkers, NY - $2 Original Fr. 387 The First NB Ch. # 653This is one of only two Lazy Deuces enumerated in the new Kelly census from this Westchester C

An Assortment of Higher Grade New York Third ChartersBuffalo, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 Manufacturers and Traders NB Ch. # (E)6186 EF, but with

Four New York State Big City Third Charter NationalsNew York, NY - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 Natl Park Bank Ch. # (E)891 VGBuffalo, NY - $5 1902 Plai

A Grouping of New York State Nationals from the 1929 SeriesTroy, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 1 Union NB Ch. # 963 VFTroy, NY - $5 1929 Ty. 1 Natl City Bank Ch. #

Albemarle, NC - $10 1929 Ty. 2 First NB of Albemarle Ch. # 11091Although the census lists three uncut sheets and seven individual small size notes fro

Asheville, NC - $50 1882 Brown Back Fr. 517 The Blue Ridge NB Ch. # 5110An excessively rare type from an excessively rare bank which issued Brown Back

Asheville, NC - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 The American NB Ch. # (S)8772A nice companion to the ultra-rare high denomination example from here which f

Asheville, NC - $50 1902 Date Back Fr. 669 The American NB Ch. # (S)8772A new discovery which comes to us courtesy of the Coastal Collection, as this

Ayden, NC - $5 1929 Ty. 1 First NB Ch. # 13554An extremely scarce note from the only bank to issue from here. The Kelly census number stands at six, b

Burlington, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 The First NB Ch. # 8649Only bank in this Alamance County community to issue large notes. About Fine, the

Charlotte, NC - $10 1875 Fr. 417 The First NB Ch. # 1547The only First Charter we've ever seen from this bank, and in nice grade as well, with a...

Charlotte, NC - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 487 The Commercial NB Ch. # 2135This is not a rare bank, but early notes from here, particularly First or Seco

Charlotte, NC - $10 1882 Date Back Fr. 542 The Commercial NB Ch. # (S)2135A second early Charlotte example, this grading a nice Fine-Very Fine. Import

Charlotte, NC - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 605 The Commercial NB Ch. # (S)2135A nice Third Charter example to round out this Charlotte trio. Very Fine. Im

Charlotte, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 631 Commercial NB of Charlotte Ch. # 2135A beautiful Extremely Fine+ example from the Ralph Graves Collection.

Cherryville, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 The First NB Ch. # (S)9548Large notes only from this scarce Gaston County bank, which was the only issue

Concord, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 The Concord NB Ch. # 3903Not a really rare bank in either large or small size, but tough to find, with our r

Dunn, NC - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 616 The First NB Ch. # (S)7188This would be a rare bank but for an original pack of 100 notes from here that changed

Durham, NC - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 The First NB Ch. # 3811The upper left corner is rounded, the top margin close, and the left margin is a bit fr

Elizabeth City, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 632 The First & Citizens NB Ch. # 4628A rare note, as it is a circulated large example from this ba...

Elizabeth City, NC - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 658 The First & Citizens NB Ch. # 4628One of the many uncirculated examples, though not one of the ...

Fayetteville, NC - $10 1882 Date Back Fr. 545 The NB of Fayetteville Ch. # (S)5677A scarcer type and denomination from this state. Very Good-Fine. Imp

Fayetteville, NC - $5 1882 Value Back Fr. 574 The NB of Fayetteville Ch. # (S)5677A very scarce type and denomination from this state, with reported e

Fayetteville, NC - $5 1902 Date Back Fr. 592 The Fourth NB Ch. # (S)8682The Kelly census shows just three notes recorded from this rare Fayetteville b

Gastonia, NC - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 627 The First NB Ch. # (S)4377An evenly circulated Fine+++ example, cut a bit tight at the top. Important notic

Gastonia, NC - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 The Citizens NB Ch. # 7536As nice an example from here as we have ever seen. Choice About Uncirculated, with