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Bank Info for NB Charter 683 (1865 - 1970)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Lancaster County National Bank
Lancaster, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1866 William L. Peiper John Landes
1867-1881 William L. Peiper Christian B. Herr
1882-1889 Franklin Henry Breneman Christian B. Herr
1890-1901 Walter Atlee Haldy Franklin Henry Breneman
1902-1905 Gustavus Adolphus Sauber Franklin Henry Breneman
1906-1913 Gustavus Adolphus Sauber Benjamin E. Mann
1914-1921 Walter Edwin Zecher Benjamin E. Mann
1922-1930 Harold F. Diffenderffer Walter Edwin Zecher
1931-1931 Harold F. Diffenderffer * none *
1932-1935 Harold F. Diffenderffer Robert Cummings Zecher
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 - 7375
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5150
Original Series 50-100 1 - 651
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4235
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4442
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 879
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4073
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 770
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1580
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5600
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 500 457,484 Not issued
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5601 - 11791
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 420
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 622
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 620
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 420
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 212
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2592
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1320
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 363
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 29, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 5, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into National Central Bank in Lancaster,PA Dec 8,1970
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lancaster County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $907,180
High Bal (1935) $8,281,250
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $44,000
High Bal (1865) $404,970
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 168,984
# Small Notes 18,039
# Total Notes 187,023
$ Large Size $2,103,700
$ Small Size $410,940
$ Total Issued $2,514,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,780,048.43 $404,970.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,102,944.03 $270,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $942,790.00 $270,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $958,529.84 $270,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $957,911.75 $270,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $907,179.81 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $939,255.65 $269,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,003,355.83 $269,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $999,916.80 $269,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,052,201.95 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,060,700.60 $263,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,060,216.41 $267,400.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,160,647.62 $268,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,196,420.93 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,274,877.88 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,473,686.39 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,500,143.54 $270,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,390,455.99 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,444,017.46 $270,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,465,128.29 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,365,926.03 $265,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,419,186.86 $269,120.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,192,166.99 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,158,429.33 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,211,689.44 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,206,145.33 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,288,812.31 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,311,367.22 $44,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,229,663.85 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,211,015.03 $44,100.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,237,533.93 $44,050.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,149,756.58 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,170,615.62 $44,650.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,260,197.00 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,219,066.38 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,357,349.66 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,273,963.63 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,319,612.38 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,316,366.75 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,259,791.51 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,434,413.00 $60,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,576,571.00 $69,400.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,579,750.00 $70,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,538,400.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,475,523.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,410,590.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,528,582.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,637,505.00 $68,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,635,539.00 $69,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,565,570.00 $69,550.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,563,224.00 $69,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,619,216.00 $69,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,831,569.00 $70,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,049,425.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,037,367.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,597,084.00 $68,650.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,715,002.00 $69,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,134,314.00 $69,550.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,494,586.00 $69,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,708,487.00 $69,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,044,409.00 $70,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,428,384.00 $69,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,552,521.00 $68,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,150,604.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,421,319.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,864,051.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,944,723.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $6,439,927.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,560,294.00 $299,340.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,776,685.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $8,281,250.00 $0.00

 

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