| (United States Of America) | |
|---|---|
| Value | $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, and $500 |
| Security features | None |
| Years of printing | 1870 – 1875 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Various |
| Design date | 1870s |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Ornamental with an array of United States gold coins |
| Design date | 1870s |
National Gold Bank Notes were National Bank Notes issued by nine national gold banks in California in the 1870s and 1880s and redeemable in gold. Printed on a yellow-tinted paper, six denominations circulated: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, and $500.[1] A $1,000 note was designed and printed but never issued.[2] During the issuing period of national gold banks (1871–83), the U.S. Treasury issued 200,558 notes[3] totaling $3,465,240.[1] Today, National Gold Bank Notes are rare in the higher denominations (and unknown on some issuing banks) with condition generally falling in the good-to-fine range.[nb 1] Approximately 630 National Gold Bank Notes are known to exist, and roughly 20 grade above "very fine".[4]
- ^ a b Zerbe, Farran (1898). "National Gold Bank Notes". The Numismatist. 30 (1). The American Numismatic Association: 158. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b Friedberg & Friedberg, 2010, p. 160.
- ^ Huntoon, 1996, p. 126.
- ^ "The National Bank Note Census". The National Currency Foundation. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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