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Bank Info for NB Charter 4620 (1891 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Berlin, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1893 Robert A. Christie George Beckwith Sacket
1894-1895 Robert A. Christie George Fitch
1896-1910 Robert A. Christie Joseph Hicks Porter
1911-1918 William Nelson Crawford Robert A. Christie
1919-1935 John H. Pickert William Nelson Crawford
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3475
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1160
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 253
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 196
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1201 - 1400 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1401 - 3743
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1636
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 454
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 934
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 304

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 18, 1891
  • Chartered Aug 26, 1891
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Fortifi Bank, Berlin, WI (August 2022)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Sacket & Fitch
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $209,772
High Bal (1928) $2,324,011
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,240
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 35,308
# Small Notes 13,778
# Total Notes 49,086
$ Large Size $329,510
$ Small Size $168,060
$ Total Issued $497,570
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $209,772.25 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1892 $275,053.82 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $222,848.78 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $285,088.19 $16,870.00
Sep-28-1895 $312,474.41 $16,875.00
Oct-06-1896 $286,808.97 $16,875.00
Oct-05-1897 $330,381.04 $16,875.00
Sep-20-1898 $445,896.37 $16,875.00
Sep-07-1899 $524,620.10 $16,875.00
Sep-05-1900 $547,453.97 $24,995.00
Sep-30-1901 $591,380.47 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $619,324.36 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $710,810.19 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $734,557.00 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $731,965.00 $24,998.00
Sep-04-1906 $781,542.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $809,575.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $788,919.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $828,001.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $887,369.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $927,809.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $918,560.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $914,089.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $972,339.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $939,737.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,103,994.00 $24,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,167,013.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,045,392.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,380,556.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,384,199.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,336,267.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,297,850.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,445,868.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,626,092.00 $24,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,834,701.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,996,027.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,039,796.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,324,011.00 $24,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,297,695.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,323,755.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,053,850.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,849,046.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,684,591.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,816,354.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,974,974.00 $0.00

 

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