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Bank Info for NB Charter 7373 (1904 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bertha, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1908 Louis H. Colson Frank Benjamin Coon
1909-1927 John Christian Miller Frank Benjamin Coon
1928-1932 Arthur J. Hilpert Frank Benjamin Coon
1933-1935 Arthur J. Hilpert John Christian Miller
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 900
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1760
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1761 - 1880 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1881 - 4302
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 442
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 138
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 336
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 162

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 15, 1904
  • Chartered Aug 25, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Star Bank in Maple Lake,MN (March 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $60,250
High Bal (1929) $494,222
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $6,500
High Bal (1906) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 20,808
# Small Notes 3,978
# Total Notes 24,786
$ Large Size $260,100
$ Small Size $49,680
$ Total Issued $309,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $60,250.00 $6,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $78,871.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $97,184.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $102,125.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $135,677.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $143,706.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $128,927.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $151,372.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $175,839.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $211,728.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $196,280.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $209,892.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $232,892.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $263,862.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $386,112.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $398,768.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $340,817.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $329,500.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $378,690.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $384,130.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $429,991.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $470,993.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $484,091.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $472,962.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $494,222.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $485,607.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $448,864.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $309,437.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $314,184.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $420,507.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $402,548.00 $0.00

 

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