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Bank Info for NB Charter 485 (1864 - 1868)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Second National Bank of
Des Moines, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 George W. Jones George M. Hippee
1867-1868 William Scott Pritchard Benjamin Franklin Allen
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 - 1350
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 310
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 485)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jul 22, 1864
  • Liquidated Aug 5, 1868
  • Succeeded by 1684 of Council Bluffs (Pacific National Bank, Council Bluffs, IA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1868) $50,000
High Bal (1864) $186,905
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1867) $42,400
High Bal (1864) $49,240
Total Out (1868) $42,500
# Large Notes 6,640
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 6,640
$ Large Size $42,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $42,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $186,905.11 $49,240.00
Oct-02-1865 $105,552.57 $42,465.00
Oct-01-1866 $109,755.47 $42,465.00
Oct-07-1867 $113,557.22 $42,400.00
Oct-05-1868 $50,000.00 $42,500.00

 

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