Feb. 16, 2001, The Benson Collection Part 1, Sale 8

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U.S. Currency

National Bank Notes

Collection of Kentucky Nationals

Lot 2596 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Louisville, 1882, $20.00, Value Back, The National Bank of Kentucky of. Charter 5312. Fr. 581. The perfect type note for grade. Nice full margins with no major problems. Fine.
Estimated Value $300-400.

Lot 2597
Kentucky, Louisville, 1902, $10.00, Plain Back, The National Bank of Kentucky of. Charter 5312. Fr. 633. A little rust on the left margin. No joke, Jones' and Brown's facsimile signatures as cashier and president are on this note. Fine.
Estimated Value $50-100.

Lot 2598 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Louisville, 1882, $10.00, Brown Back, The Union National Bank of. Charter 4145. Fr. 483. Good margins, vivid colors, and the vanity signature of the bank president enhance the appeal of this beautiful note.
Estimated Value $250-350.

Lot 2599
Kentucky, Louisville, 1902, $5.00, Date Back, The Union National Bank of. Charter 4145. Fr. 592. Only 12 notes reported on this bank. The bank was closed by early 1919. Fine.
Estimated Value $75-150.

Lot 2600
Kentucky, Madisonville, 1929, $20.00, Type 1, The Farmers National Bank of. Charter 8451. Fr. 1802-1. This Hopkins County bank was chartered in 1906. Only 8 notes reported. Fine.
Estimated Value $200-400.

Lot 2601 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Mt. Sterling, 1929, $20.00, Type 1, The Mt. Sterling National Bank. Charter 2158. Fr. 1802-1. Chartered in 1874 the bank survived the many depressions including the Great Depression of the 1930's. An Extra Fine note with not such an attractive top margin. Scarce, as roughly 14 small-size notes are reported. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $100-200.

Lot 2602 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Owenton, 1929, $50.00, Type 1, The First National Bank of. Charter 2668. Fr. 1803-1. This bank only issued $50.00's and $100.00's during its lifetime. Just 6 notes reported.
Estimated Value $350-450.

Lot 2603 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Paducah, 1902, $10.00, Plain Back, The City National Bank of. Charter 2093. Fr. 629. From the county of McCracken. Also we note the scarce Treasury signatures of Napier and Thompson on this bright note. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $150-250.

Lot 2604
Kentucky, Paducah, 1929, $10.00, Type 1, The Peoples National Bank of. Charter 12981. Fr. 1801-1. Fifteen notes reported on this Western Kentucky bank.
Estimated Value $100-150.

Lot 2605 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Paris, 1902, $5.00, Plain Back, The First National Bank of. Charter 6323. Fr. 650. If you like to collect nationals with misplaced names, here is one that is more than a continent off. The bank opened in 1902, but was a victim of the Great Depression. Fourteen large-size notes are reported. Some fading of the rubber-stamped signatures. About Very Fine.
Estimated Value $175-250.

Lot 2606
Kentucky, Princeton, 1929, $20.00, Type 1, The First National Bank. Charter 3064. Fr. 1802-1. With the officers of the bank being named Cox and Pool, you have to wonder if it really was a Cox and Pool operation. Some graffiti on the face. Very Good.
Estimated Value $75-150.

Lot 2607 Click on photo for enlarged version
Kentucky, Somerset, 1902, $10.00, Plain Back, The Farmers National Bank of. Charter 5881. Fr. 632. This note is from Pulaski County. Only 4 notes are reported to Kelly, which we think is a little low. Nice rubber stamped signatures of Murrell and Cain. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $350-700.

Lot 2608
Kentucky, Winchester, 1929, $20.00, Type 1, The Clark County National Bank of. Charter 995. Fr. 1802-1. The Daniel Boone National Forest is headquartered in Winchester. Several pinholes. Very Good.
Estimated Value $75-150.

End of Kentucky Nationals

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