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Bank Info for NB Charter 11976 (1921 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bassett, VA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1921-1935 J. B. Dillon J. D. Bassett
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 13074
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3938
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 900
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5901
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2028
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 20, 1921
  • Chartered Jun 8, 1921
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bank of Bassett, Incorporated
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1921) $350,220
High Bal (1934) $1,707,574
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1922) $50,000
High Bal (1927) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 52,296
# Small Notes 36,957
# Total Notes 89,253
$ Large Size $653,700
$ Small Size $443,850
$ Total Issued $1,097,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1921 $350,220.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $448,962.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $462,082.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $510,733.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $710,929.00 $98,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $812,271.00 $98,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $810,350.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $925,781.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,040,255.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,151,513.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,251,633.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,632,223.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,675,530.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,707,574.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,591,878.00 $0.00

 

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