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Bank Info for NB Charter 5643 (1900 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bancroft, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1906 Thomas C. Sherman Reimer N. Bruer
1907-1927 Joseph John Sherman Reimer N. Bruer
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 3x10-20 1 - 2650
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3440
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3441 - 4993
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3426
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 10, 1900
  • Chartered Dec 15, 1900
  • Opened for business Jan 16, 1901
  • Receivership Oct 20, 1927
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $157,668
High Bal (1920) $770,733
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $12,500
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1927) $49,500
# Large Notes 44,276
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 44,276
$ Large Size $553,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $553,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $157,668.05 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $193,048.54 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $204,493.40 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $189,121.75 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $188,486.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $224,689.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $215,353.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $228,890.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $244,547.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $268,515.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $318,581.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $300,869.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $345,286.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $370,037.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $386,738.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $430,667.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $438,107.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $628,294.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $646,637.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $770,733.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $434,524.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $607,712.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $654,232.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $635,946.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $539,907.00 $49,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $481,430.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $398,760.00 $49,500.00

 

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