Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 556 (1864 - 1898)

Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1867 Samuel Chambers Palmer Joseph Jones
1868-1877 Samuel Chambers Palmer James Lawrence Claghorn
1878-1883 Edwin P. Graham James Lawrence Claghorn
1884-1894 Edwin P. Graham George Lambert Knowles
1895-1897 Edwin P. Graham William Poultney Smith, Jr.
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 - 9150
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 6200
Original Series 50-100 1 - 6300
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3876
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1926
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 1765
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2900
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1124
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 655
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 22, 1864
  • Chartered Oct 27, 1864
  • Liquidated May 31, 1898
  • Consolidated with 3557 (Fourth Street National Bank, Philadelphia, PA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $2,490,624
High Bal (1881) $4,589,232
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $45,000
High Bal (1879) $630,000
Total Out (1897) $45,000
# Large Notes 118,144
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 118,144
$ Large Size $2,089,020
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,089,020
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $2,971,738.05 $264,100.00
Oct-01-1866 $3,674,076.70 $620,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $3,157,691.89 $628,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $3,416,650.41 $622,280.00
Oct-09-1869 $3,214,778.18 $622,510.00
Oct-08-1870 $3,328,447.97 $612,930.00
Oct-02-1871 $4,251,365.29 $619,705.00
Oct-03-1872 $3,410,255.31 $615,285.00
Sep-12-1873 $3,399,001.82 $622,150.00
Oct-02-1874 $3,793,127.59 $622,780.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,656,505.80 $596,715.00
Oct-02-1876 $4,143,344.10 $616,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,316,214.34 $623,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,337,075.92 $626,300.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,794,680.29 $630,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $4,318,583.25 $625,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,589,231.83 $625,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $4,213,538.61 $211,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,131,090.32 $211,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,622,098.70 $211,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,856,925.66 $209,800.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,857,610.74 $210,390.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,166,563.47 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $3,358,495.92 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $3,388,201.54 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $3,138,307.29 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,130,397.81 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,815,989.55 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,191,161.46 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $3,510,711.83 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,971,134.77 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,490,623.56 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,730,805.37 $45,000.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!