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Bank Info for NB Charter 12553 (1924 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 Grace National Bank of
New York, NY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1924-1926 R. F. C. Benkiser J. L. Shafer
1927-1931 R. F. C. Benkiser F. H. McKnight
1932-1932 E. L. Holtermann F. H. McKnight
1933-1935 E. L. Holtermann Chester R. Dewey
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 4x5 1 - 54780
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 36254
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 57220
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 30794
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 9174
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 146336 74575-74580 Not issued
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 45470
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 14660
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 7, 1924
  • Chartered Jun 18, 1924
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of W. R. Grace & Co's Bank, New York
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1924) $12,412,517
High Bal (1929) $32,270,042
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $200,000
High Bal (1931) $1,500,000
Total Out (1934) $1,500,000
# Large Notes 364,136
# Small Notes 789,594
# Total Notes 1,153,730
$ Large Size $2,908,300
$ Small Size $6,144,670
$ Total Issued $9,052,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-10-1924 $12,412,517.00 $200,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $15,395,566.00 $220,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $19,666,266.00 $245,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $19,323,794.00 $243,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $28,006,221.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $32,270,042.00 $929,140.00
Dec-31-1930 $30,974,288.00 $1,421,900.00
Dec-31-1931 $26,228,118.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $23,068,283.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $24,330,835.00 $1,483,090.00
Dec-31-1934 $31,623,033.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $30,133,314.00 $0.00

 

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