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Bank Info for NB Charter 2552 (1881 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Second National Bank of
Reading, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1888 Lieut. Christopher Leoser William McIlvain
1889-1890 F. A. Roland William McIlvain
1891-1920 F. A. Roland Isaac Hiester
1921-1926 F. A. Roland John Richard Hendel
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6305
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 5495
Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 600
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11665
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7834
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 25000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 17600
1882 Value Back 4x5 25001 - 44898
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 17601 - 29956
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 28740
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 17196
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 6, 1881
  • Chartered Aug 10, 1881
  • Assumed Citizens Bank by consolidation Feb 8, 1902
  • Liquidated Apr 30, 1927
  • Absorbed by Reading Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $180,638
High Bal (1926) $4,965,348
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1912) $300,000
Total Out (1926) $295,200
# Large Notes 610,756
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 610,756
$ Large Size $4,915,260
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,915,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $180,637.59 $32,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $334,243.00 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $340,300.40 $89,400.00
Sep-30-1884 $361,931.55 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $376,587.71 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $428,859.09 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $329,061.07 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $464,993.07 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $554,447.11 $44,070.00
Oct-02-1890 $543,622.79 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $693,471.81 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $853,670.09 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $743,563.32 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $811,205.37 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $871,119.89 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $868,059.17 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $865,120.29 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $951,231.23 $44,140.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,005,073.12 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,138,473.03 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,249,989.90 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,487,857.10 $150,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,499,597.11 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,527,547.90 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,572,436.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,633,506.00 $198,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,705,655.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,894,561.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,897,540.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,908,159.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,865,210.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,287,621.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,188,817.00 $296,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,249,959.00 $297,800.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,210,835.00 $294,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,534,109.00 $293,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,623,027.00 $296,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,688,440.00 $292,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,850,725.00 $285,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,348,377.00 $294,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,461,322.00 $289,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,725,805.00 $298,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,078,995.00 $295,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,069,048.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,505,323.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,965,348.00 $295,200.00

 

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