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Bank Info for NB Charter 5624 (1900 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Sterling, CO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 Charles Yale George A. Henderson
1902-1919 E. M. Kelsey George A. Henderson
1920-1923 F. D. Weidenhamer E. M. Kelsey
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 525
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 440
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7650
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5720
1882 Value Back 4x5 7651 - 12367
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 5721 - 8316
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4050
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3054
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 29, 1900
  • Chartered Nov 16, 1900
  • Receivership Apr 5, 1924
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $94,627
High Bal (1919) $2,012,757
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,250
High Bal (1911) $100,000
Total Out (1923) $100,000
# Large Notes 115,008
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 115,008
$ Large Size $929,340
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $929,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $94,626.73 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $114,454.68 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $178,482.88 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $167,056.84 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $257,384.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $281,414.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $476,103.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $521,724.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $634,658.00 $49,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $839,916.00 $97,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $785,336.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $831,054.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $870,862.00 $97,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $918,855.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $971,812.00 $96,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,116,159.00 $97,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,461,612.00 $97,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,693,914.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,012,757.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,873,865.00 $98,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,423,245.00 $96,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,467,621.00 $98,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,378,385.00 $100,000.00

 

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