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Bank Info for NB Charter 6512 (1902 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Philson National Bank of
Berlin, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1911 Donald Musser Kimmel Robert Philson
1912-1913 Donald Musser Kimmel Samuel B. Philson
1914-1914 Samuel R. Philson Samuel B. Philson
1915-1935 James Putnam McCabe Samuel B. Philson
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1095
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2460
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2461 - 13027
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1680
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 436
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1220
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 320
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 10, 1902
  • Chartered Nov 29, 1902
  • Opened for business Jan 5, 1903
  • Succeeded S. Philson and Company
  • Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • Licensed Oct 30 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds S Philson & Co
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded S. Philson & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $298,639
High Bal (1929) $991,434
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1913) $13,850
High Bal (1918) $60,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 56,488
# Small Notes 14,236
# Total Notes 70,724
$ Large Size $706,100
$ Small Size $171,720
$ Total Issued $877,820
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $298,639.10 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $307,097.09 $15,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $368,502.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $405,763.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $455,463.00 $14,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $424,185.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $396,943.00 $14,150.00
Sep-01-1910 $364,017.00 $14,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $380,716.00 $14,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $400,065.00 $15,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $395,461.00 $13,850.00
Sep-12-1914 $411,202.00 $15,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $433,940.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $490,556.00 $44,730.00
Sep-11-1917 $595,183.00 $44,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $646,875.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $692,086.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $883,133.00 $59,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $850,480.00 $58,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $802,857.00 $60,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $835,487.00 $58,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $839,096.00 $60,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $891,922.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $929,679.00 $58,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $973,861.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $964,631.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $991,434.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $988,642.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $881,567.00 $60,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $836,522.00 $60,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $436,826.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $567,666.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $629,714.00 $0.00

 

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