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

Geneseo, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 First NB of Geneseo Ch. # (M)534From one of two note issuing banks in this Henry County community, both of w

Gillespie, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 609 American NB of Gillespie Ch. # 12314This Macoupin County bank survived only seven years, failing during the

Golconda, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The First NB Ch. # 7385A very scarce large note with just four such examples recorded in the Kelly census.

Granite City, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Granite City NB Ch. # (M)6564Granite City, IL - $5 1929 Ty. 1 First Granite City NB Ch. # 6564Two p

Granite City, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 2 First Granite City NB Ch. # 6564A tougher type and denomination from here, and in considerably higher grade than mos

Grayville, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The First NB Ch. # 4999A very seldom offered note from a much collected location. Fine+. Important notice: We expect to

Greenville, IL - $5 Original Fr. 399 The First NB Ch. # 1841An extremely rare bank which issued First Charters only before liquidating in 1883. We kno

Harrisburg, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 First NB of Harrisburg Ch. # 4003The purple sigs are only faintly visible on this scarce note from a bank

Harrisburg, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The City NB Ch. # 5153A tougher bank in large size from this coal mining community. Fine-Very Fine, the si

Henry, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Henry NB Ch. # 7049A by no means common large note from this well collected community. Pen signed About Fi

Herrin, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 The City NB Ch. # 8670A scarce note from this bank, from which Kelly reports only four such examples. Very Go

Hillsboro, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The Hillsboro NB Ch. # 2789Evenly circulated pen signed Fine, with no problems whatever. Important notice:

Hoopeston, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 Hoopeston NB Ch. # (M)9425A seldom seen large example from this always popular town. Pleasing Fine-Very Fin

Hoopeston, IL - $5 1929 Ty. 2 The City NB Ch. # 13744This institution is by far the smallest and scarcest of Hoopeston's three issuing banks, wi...

Hopedale, IL - $5 1929 Ty. 1 The Hopedale NB Ch. # 9398A rare Tazewell County bank with just three small examples recorded in the Kelly census. Very F

Jacksonville, IL - $5 1882 Value Back Fr. 574 The Ayers NB Ch. # (M)5763A pleasing example of this very scarce type, perfect for the collector who wan

Jacksonville, IL - $5 1882 Value Back Fr. 574 The Ayers NB Ch. # (M)5763An evenly circulated Value Back which makes a perfect example for type. Import

Joliet, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The First NB Ch. # (M)512A considerably nicer example than normal from this much collected location. Bright V

Joliet, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 654 The Will County NB Ch. # (M)1882Evenly circulated Fine large example. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

Kankakee, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 627 The City NB Ch. # 4342An attractive large example with bold blue pen signatures. Very Fine. Important notic

Kansas, IL - $1 Original Fr. 382 The First NB Ch. # 2011A lovely First Charter ace with as bright a red overprint as we've ever seen. Choice Cri...

Kansas, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 601 The Farmers NB Ch. # (M)9293The first title used by this neat "two state" bank. Very Fine, with a ...

Kansas, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 The Kansas NB Ch. # 9293The second title used here, found only on large notes issued between 1926 and 1929. W

Kewanee, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 601 The First NB Ch. # (M)1785A nice high grade large example. Very Fine+, with purple signatures, the bottom lef

Knoxville, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Farmers NB Ch. # (M)3287A pleasing pen signed Fine example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioni

LeRoy, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The First NB Ch. # 6586A very scarce large size example from the only bank to issue in this tiny McLean County

Libertyville, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Lake County NB Ch. # 6670This north shore Chicago enclave of the wealthy gained fame as the home of

Lincoln, IL - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 469 The Lincoln NB Ch. # 3369This $5 Brown Back is the earliest note we've seen from this Logan County bank...

Lincoln, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 606 The American NB Ch. # 3613The second title used here, changed from the German American NB during the anti-Ger

Lincoln, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 2 First NB Ch. # 14118A high grade example which is new to the 14000 charter census, ranking in the top three of the less t

Litchfield, IL - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 620 The Litchfield NB Ch. # (M)10079A high grade large example from considerably the scarcer of this town...

Mackinaw, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 2 The First NB Ch. # 8732A scarcer type and denomination from this none too common Tazewell County issuer. Very Fine. Impo

Macomb, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 628 The Union NB Ch. # (M)1872Macomb, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 The Macomb NB Ch. # 9169Two pieces, the fi

Mascoutah, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 653 The First NB Ch. # (M)9736The only bank to issue large notes in this small St. Clair County community, wit

Mattoon, IL - $5 1902 Date Back Fr. 594 The State NB Ch. # (M)10144A scarcer Mattoon bank, with this piece considerably nicer than the repaired Very G

Mendota, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The First NB Ch. # 1177A very scarce LaSalle County bank, especially in large size, where the Kelly census s

Mendota, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The NB of Mendota Ch. # 13611A just plain rare small note, with the Kelly census showing just three examples extant from

Metropolis, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 The First NB Ch. # 3156While small notes from this sought after community are often obtainable, large exa

Metropolis, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The City NB Ch. # 8745A nice small example from this well collected location. Fine-Very Fine. Important notice: We exp

Monmouth, IL - $5 Original Fr. 399 The Monmouth NB Ch. # 1706Low grade but very rare, as this bank issued First Charters only before liquidating at th

Monmouth, IL - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 619 NB of Monmouth Ch. # 4400This community is known as Maple City, U.S.A. and is the home of Monmouth College.

Morris, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 601 The First NB Ch. # 1773Morris, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 651 The Farmers & Merchants NB Ch. # 8163Two...

Mount Carmel, IL - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 484 The First NB Ch. # (M)4480A well circulated but intact Brown Back with just a bit of light staining in

Mount Carmel, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 American NB of Mount Carmel Ch. # 5782This is the second title under which this Wabash County bank issued. Scarce, b

Mount Olive, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 First NB of Mount Olive Ch. # 7350This Macoupin County bank closed its doors in 1932, leaving $4,395 outs

Mount Olive, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The First NB Ch. # 13452A very scarce note from this small Macoupin county town which is signed as President by J.F.

Mount Sterling, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 658 The First NB Ch. # (M)2402Large notes only from this Brown County bank. Pleasing Very Fine. Important

Mount Vernon, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 659 Third NB of Mount Vernon Ch. # 5689Issued by an institution which failed during the depression. Fine. I

Murphysboro, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 628 The City NB Ch. # (M)4804A lovely note which is by far the nicest Third Charter example we've had ...

Nashville, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 First NB of Nashville Ch. # 6524From a Washington County community whose L & N Railroad depot is lis...

Nokomis, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 The Farmers NB Ch. # 7547Large notes only from this tough Nokomis bank, with just five examples recorded in

Nokomis, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 Farmers NB of Nokomis Ch. # 7547A Montgomery County note from the home of the Lady Redskins, 1998 and 1999 C

O'Fallon, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 First NB of O'Fallon Ch. # (M)6924A pretty large size example from this one-bank town in St. Clair...

Oblong, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 Oil Belt NB of Oblong Ch. # 8696One of three Large Size notes from here traced by Kelly. The officers' ...

Ogden, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 First NB of Ogden Ch. # 5304An especially scarce note from the only issuing bank in this Champaign County community. Only 7

Okawville, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 Old Exchange NB of Okawville Ch. # 11780A solid middle grade 1929 from a challenging to locate Washington County locale

Oregon, IL - $5 1875 Fr. 403 The First NB Ch. # 1969A very rare note from the sole issuer in this small Ogle County town, with this community unrepres

Ottawa, IL - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 480 First NB of Ottawa Ch. # 1154Despite considerable circulation on this LaSalle County note, the signatures rem

Ottawa, IL - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 616 First NB of Ottawa Ch. #(M)1154A problem free Date Back from this 1865 chartered La Salle County institution.

Paris, IL - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 472 Edgar County NB of Paris Ch. # 2100This Edgar County institution was chartered in 1873 and issued from the Orig

Paris, IL - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 482 First NBof Paris Ch. # 3376An evenly circulated Fine example from the first title under which this bank issued

Paris, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 First NB & TC of Paris Ch. # 3376Very Fine+, from this bank's scarcer second title that reports just one large an...

Paris, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 650 CitizensNB of Paris Ch. # 6451An appealing Edgar County Plain Back from a community first settled by Samuel Va

Paxton, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 First NB of Paxton Ch. # 2926This Ford County locale was a center for early Swedish immigration. The Kelly ce

Pekin, IL - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 501 The Farmers NB Ch. # (M)2287A nice $20 Brown Back from this Tazewell County bank. Pen signed Very Fine-Extreme

Pekin, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 658 Farmers NB of Pekin Ch. # 2287From the only one of the four National Banks in this community to fail during th

Pekin, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 658 German American NB of Pekin Ch. # 3770 The second title under which this Tazewell County Bank issued, changing

Peoria, IL - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 493 The Peoria NB Ch. # 2878An extremely rare Peoria bank which issued Brown Backs and Red Seals only. Two pieces

Peoria, IL - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 480 The German American NB Ch. # (M)3070 A sharp Brown Back from this very scarce ethnically titled bank which is

Peoria, IL - $20 1902 Date Back Fr. 642 Merchants NB of Peoria Ch. # (M)3254From the first of the two titles under which this bank issued, of which Ke

Peoria, IL - $5 1902 Red Seal Fr. 587 Commercial NB of Peoria Ch. #(M) 3296An evenly circulated Red Seal bearing the second of four titles under which

Peoria, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 Commercial National Bank of Peoria Ch. # 3296A fresh Third Charter with a title that was changed during World

Peoria, IL - $100 1902 Plain Back Fr. 704 Commercial NB of Peoria Ch. #(M) 3296From a Peoria County institution which issued under no less than four t

Peoria, IL - $100 1902 Plain Back Fr. 704 Commercial NB Ch. # 3296This institution was chartered under this titles in 1885, adopted "Commercial...

Peoria, IL - $5 1882 Date Back Fr. 537 IllinoisNB of Peoria Ch. # (M)5361An attractive Very Fine Second Charter Date Back from the home of Bradley Uni

A Pair of High Grade Peoria NotesPeoria, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 Central NB Ch. #(M)3214 EFPeoria, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 Central NB

Peru, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 Peru NB, Peru Ch. # (M)2951This LaSalle County bank failed during the depression in 1934, leaving the community

Peru, IL - $5 1929 Ty. 1 State NB Ch. # 13577A just plain rare note from a bank, which, although listed in the standard references as issuing under ju

Peru, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 The State-National Bank Ch. # 13577The second title used here, which also, for no reason we can account for, included the st

Quincy, IL - $5 1882 Value Back Fr. 574 Ricker NB of Quincy Ch. #M 2519An Illinois River town with a heritage of early German settlement, Qunicy was a

Quincy, IL - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 659 The Ricker NB Ch. # 2519A nice large example from this private name bank. Fine-Very Fine, signed by H.M. Rick

Quincy, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 Quincy NB Ch. #(M) 3752An especially attractive and fresh example from the scarcer of the two titles under wh

Ramsey, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 1 Ramsey NB Ch. # 9895A corner fold away from Uncirculated, and well margined and attractive. There are only eight small siz

Ramsey, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 Ramsey NB Ch. # 9895A second note from here, not quite as nice as the last but stil scarce and desirable. Extremely Fine,

Ridge Farm, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 CityNB of Ridge Farm Ch. # 8630Our research records, now aggregating nearly 275,000 individual offerings o

Rock Island, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 605 Peoples NB of Rock Island Ch. # 2155Rock Island was the site of a Confederate Prisoner of War Camp during

Rockford, IL - $10 1882 Brown Back Fr. 480 Winnebago NB of Rockford Ch. # 883A Fine Brown Back from one of the 11 note issuing banks in this strongly

Rockford, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 The Rockford NB Ch. # 1816A really nice note which is far better than those usually seen from here. There is one as made

Rockford, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 600 The Manufacturers NB Ch. # (M)3952We sold this lovely note some years ago, and it remains one of the very ni

Rockford, IL - $20 1929 Ty. 1 The Forest City NB Ch. # 4325A tougher Rockford bank which issued Type ones only in small size. This example is a replac

Rockford, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 627 Swedish-American NB of Rockford Ch. #(M) 9823An ethnic bank title from this strongly collected community. W

Rockford, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 633 Commercial NB of Rockford Ch. # 11679This bank failed in 1932 leaving only six survivors among its Large Si

Rockford, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 633 Security NB of Rockford Ch. # 11731This institution failed during the depression, with its Large Size issue

Rockford, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 633 The Security NB Ch. # 11731The Kelly census shows just six large examples recorded from this Rockford insti

Savanna, IL - $10 1929 Ty. 2 NB of Savanna Ch. # 13886A Walter Herget Collection note from a late chartered bank which issued only $10 Type 2. Quite c

Shawneetown, IL - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 The NB of Shawneetown Ch. # 7752A tough bank from a historic community which was the first town incorpora

Shawneetown, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 626 The City NB Ch. # 9435An excessively rare Shawneetown bank which, according to our data listing almost 2

Shelbyville, IL - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 624 CITIZENS NB of Shelbyville Ch. #(M) 7396This bank failed in 1928 after having issued Third Charter notes

Springfield, IL - $20 1902 Date Back Fr. 642 First NB of Springfield Ch. # 205A nicely centered Third Charter state capitol note hand signed by the ba

Springfield, IL - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 618 Ridgeley NB of Springfield Ch. # (M)1662A family owned state capital bank which closed in 1919. Very Fine