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Flora, Illinois. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 499. First NB. Charter #1961. PMG Very Fine 20 EPQ.

Sold for $1,000 at Stack's Bowers Galleries on Mar 12, 2026.

Flora, Illinois. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 499. First NB. Charter #1961. PMG Very Fine 20 EPQ. auction lot image

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Lot description

Representative of a charter that records 54 survivors, this specimen is nonetheless a rarity among its peers as one of a small handful of Brown Backs recorded here by the National Bank Note Census. Penned signatures attributable to Cashier Harvey Franklin Pixley and President Randolph "Dolph" Smith completement original qualities seldom encountered at this grade level while the application of PMG's EPQ designation for "Exceptional Paper Quality" lends further confirmation. Held together these traits speak to why this note is special. For bidders this distinction is sure entice much in the way of interest from both type-focused collectors to and from those who specialize in Nationals from the "Land of Lincoln." Noted for "Exceptional Paper Quality" by PMG.

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