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Bank Info for NB Charter 5823 (1901 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Berlin, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 Frederick Groff Dr William A. Garman
1902-1912 Jacob B. Schrock Dr William A. Garman
1913-1913 Jacob B. Schrock Frederick Groff
1914-1928 Gillian A. Hoffman Frederick Groff
1929-1932 Harry E. Landis Frederick Groff
1933-1935 Harry E. Landis Charles F. Swope
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 3x10-20 1 - 1040
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2750
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2751 - 5420
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6181
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1352
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 400
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1450
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 474
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 6, 1901
  • Chartered May 21, 1901
  • Opened for business Sep 17, 1901
  • Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • Licensed Nov 13, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $95,730
High Bal (1927) $1,540,149
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $4,500
High Bal (1918) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 50,564
# Small Notes 12,436
# Total Notes 63,000
$ Large Size $632,050
$ Small Size $153,100
$ Total Issued $785,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $95,730.33 $4,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $238,292.84 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $281,819.13 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $275,478.78 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $332,556.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $356,971.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $412,715.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $401,665.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $396,652.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $444,564.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $474,021.00 $12,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $540,576.00 $27,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $584,346.00 $37,050.00
Sep-12-1914 $644,479.00 $37,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $631,328.00 $37,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $657,907.00 $36,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $833,128.00 $49,440.00
Aug-31-1918 $950,712.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,041,965.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,182,878.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,251,781.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,244,594.00 $49,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,320,410.00 $48,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,303,750.00 $48,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,324,819.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,447,481.00 $49,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,540,149.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,493,967.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,514,719.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,448,471.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,340,198.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,222,010.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $580,715.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $687,749.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $798,266.00 $0.00

 

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