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Bank Info for NB Charter 1806 (1871 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Exchange National Bank of
Polo, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1883 William T. Schell Reuben Wagner
1884-1888 William T. Schell Romanzo Greeley Shumway
1889-1907 William T. Schell John Bingaman
1908-1910 William T. Schell J. L. Moore
1911-1916 Elmer R. Antrim S. Beard
1917-1920 William T. Schell S. Beard
1921-1922 William T. Schell J. P. Wilson
1923-1926 William T. Schell L. F. Thomas
1927-1929 B. H. Unangst William T. Schell
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3400
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 980
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1606
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 980
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 428
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 550
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1247
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1248 - 1479
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 107
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 19
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 4, 1871
  • Chartered Mar 31, 1871
  • Liquidated Oct 20, 1930
  • Succeeded by 13497 (First National Bank (No Issue), Polo, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wagner & Schell
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $160,543
High Bal (1920) $1,298,313
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $18,000
High Bal (1874) $71,900
Total Out (1929) $65,000
# Large Notes 33,776
# Small Notes 756
# Total Notes 34,532
$ Large Size $860,750
$ Small Size $43,500
$ Total Issued $904,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $160,543.26 $53,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $193,204.40 $54,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $217,198.51 $53,400.00
Oct-02-1874 $262,229.53 $71,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $245,667.03 $53,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $225,111.60 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $220,184.14 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $191,283.84 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $190,497.70 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $218,603.53 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $301,538.69 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $373,627.50 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $313,244.61 $54,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $257,328.30 $54,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $266,368.02 $54,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $240,743.03 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $229,337.23 $18,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $221,946.26 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $205,807.75 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $227,430.70 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $250,463.96 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $261,201.32 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $260,951.54 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $266,889.78 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $270,212.57 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $244,596.75 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $266,141.42 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $326,108.04 $37,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $368,229.27 $31,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $378,455.83 $34,950.00
Sep-30-1901 $450,203.48 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $600,336.30 $35,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $527,202.04 $35,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $517,081.43 $35,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $549,668.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $558,227.00 $35,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $615,850.00 $35,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $557,862.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $638,392.00 $65,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $614,369.00 $65,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $619,820.00 $65,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $648,993.00 $65,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $664,810.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $624,984.00 $65,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $646,901.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $621,517.00 $65,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $753,127.00 $64,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,052,935.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,265,182.00 $65,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,298,313.00 $64,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $977,166.00 $64,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $992,135.00 $65,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $975,669.00 $65,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,014,289.00 $64,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,029,349.00 $64,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,035,766.00 $64,750.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,043,990.00 $64,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,044,268.00 $65,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $985,204.00 $65,000.00

 

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