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Bank Info for NB Charter 2129 (1873 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Central City, CO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1880 Frank C. Young Joseph Addison Thatcher
1881-1882 Frank H. Messinger Joseph Addison Thatcher
1883-1903 Frank H. Messinger Otto Sauer
1904-1904 H. H. Lake Otto Sauer
1905-1927 H. H. Lake John Chase Jenkins
1928-1931 William Owens Jenkins John Chase Jenkins
1932-1932 W. McLeod John Chase Jenkins
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 3x1-2 1 - 2100 Territory
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2475 Territory
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1220 Territory
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 9050 Territory
Series 1875 4x5 9051 - 9105
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2175
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 840
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1007
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 709
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 560
1902 Plain Back 4x5 701 - 3817
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 561 - 2382
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 864
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 389
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 123
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 15, 1873
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1873
  • Oct 31, 1858
  • Succeeded Thatcher, Standley & Co.
  • Absorbed 1652 Jan 1, 1916 (Rocky Mountain NB, Central City, CO)
  • Receivership Oct 9, 1933
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Thatcher, Standley & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1932) $286,059
High Bal (1900) $687,538
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $10,750
High Bal (1881) $45,000
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 103,320
# Small Notes 8,256
# Total Notes 111,576
$ Large Size $584,730
$ Small Size $64,020
$ Total Issued $648,750
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $346,272.39 $44,896.00
Oct-01-1875 $360,695.18 $43,652.00
Oct-02-1876 $376,914.12 $44,505.00
Oct-01-1877 $407,935.22 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $384,022.43 $43,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $386,166.59 $44,400.00
Oct-01-1880 $480,011.60 $39,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $478,095.86 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $480,429.21 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $429,695.12 $44,300.00
Sep-30-1884 $445,636.38 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $386,488.99 $44,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $446,360.20 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $575,639.19 $44,380.00
Oct-04-1888 $569,614.54 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $591,249.63 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $522,299.90 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $482,108.74 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $507,257.55 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $415,538.18 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $426,798.90 $10,750.00
Sep-28-1895 $448,518.71 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $550,835.45 $11,095.00
Oct-05-1897 $562,959.42 $10,930.00
Sep-20-1898 $573,299.28 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $561,884.42 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $687,537.78 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $681,350.76 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $681,967.31 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $623,829.88 $12,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $612,554.41 $12,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $629,988.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $618,016.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $641,718.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $589,477.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $557,420.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $574,521.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $532,531.00 $24,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $485,766.00 $24,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $471,484.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $434,597.00 $24,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $561,576.00 $24,200.00
Sep-12-1916 $595,020.00 $23,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $536,094.00 $24,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $471,205.00 $24,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $475,400.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $423,335.00 $24,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $379,754.00 $23,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $352,193.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $332,940.00 $24,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $340,966.00 $24,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $316,388.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $337,783.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $331,960.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $341,768.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $347,292.00 $24,200.00
Dec-31-1930 $315,428.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $308,538.00 $24,220.00
Dec-31-1932 $286,059.00 $25,000.00

 

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