Bought a new bank note!
This is from the 1902 series and was issued by The American National Bank of Vincennes sometime between 1920 and 1923.
This bank was originally named The German National Bank of Vincennes and changed its name in 1918, very likely due to anti-German sentiment at the time.
The front portrait is Benjamin Harrison, US President from Indianapolis, and the "Landing of the Pilgrims" is on the reverse.
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Went down to Greenwood to do some shopping, and bought myself a new obsolete bank note. This one is from Gosport, Indiana, in Owen County.
This bank was apparently notorious for issuing currency as quickly as it could be signed, making it one of many fraudulent banks active during the "free banking" era before the Civil War.
I recently acquired this $5 bill issued by the Exchange Bank of Greencastle, Indiana, during the wildcat bank era here in Indiana.
According to my book about Indiana obsolete currency, this bank did indeed exist and was state-authorized, operating from about 1856 to 1866.
The bank still had an outstanding circulation balance of $4,703 in 1874.
I recently acquired a new 1902 Series $5 National Currency bank note (Fr. 600) from the Continental National Bank of Indianapolis (Ch. 9537), which operated from 1909 to 1931, and was absorbed by Indiana National Bank.
The signature on the lower left is Arthur H. Taylor, so this bank note likely entered circulation around 1912 to 1919. Not sure who's on the lower right.
Bought a Benjamin today -- a Benjamin Harrison, that is.
This is a $5 National Currency note (Fr. 598) issued by Merchants National Bank of Indianapolis (which survives today as PNC).
This was circulated sometime in the 1920s. The signatures on the bottom are John P. Frenzel, Jr. and Otto N. Frenzel, Sr., who are both buried at Crown Hill.
Fibers
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Matt 😎
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