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| Series of 1882 $5 Value Back National Bank Note |
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| Series of 1882 Five Dollar Value Back National Currency |
National Currency 1882 Five Dollar Value Backs | The Ephrata National Bank, Charter number 2515.
Ephrata is a borough located in Lancaster County.
Ephrata is a borough located in Lancaster County.
Obverse: Bust of President James A. Garfield, assassinated seven months after he was elected twentieth President of the United States in 1881. Blue Treasury seal.
Reverse: At the left, head of George Washington. At the right, the U.S. Capitol. “FIVE DOLLARS” - Denomination on Back. All notes of this type bear the denomination of the note, spelled out in large letters in the same panel on the green back formerly occupied by “1882-1908.”
Signatures: (as depicted) Judson Whitlocke Lyons, Register of the Treasury and Ellis Henry Roberts, Treasurer of the United States.
Inscriptions: National Currency - This Note Is Secured By Bonds Of The United States Or Other Securities - Series of 1882 - Will Pay The Bearer on Demand Five Dollars - Register of the Treasury - Treasurer of the United States - This Note is receivable at par in all parts of the United States in payment of all taxes and excises and all other dues to the United States except duties on imports and also for all salaries and other debts and demands owing by the United States to Individuals Corporations & associations within the United States except Interest on Public Debt - Counterfeiting or altering this note, or passing any counterfeit of alteration of it, or having in possession any false or counterfeit plate or impression of it, or any paper made in imitation of the paper on which it is printed, is felony, and is punishable by $1,000 fine or 15 years imprisonment at hard labor or both.
The Ephrata National Bank Of Ephrata in Pennsylvania printed $2,701,250 dollars worth of national currency. Over $1,000,000 face value is a lot of money. However, some types and denominations of currency from this bank could still be rare. This national bank opened in 1881 and stopped printing money in 1935, which equals a 55 year printing period. That is considering a long operation period for a national bank. During its life, The Ephrata National Bank Of Ephrata issued 14 different types and denominations of national currency. For the record, The Ephrata National Bank Of Ephrata was located in Lancaster County. It was assigned charter number 2515.
The Ephrata National Bank Of Ephrata also printed 18,475 sheets of $5 1882 blue seal national bank notes. These were only issued by banks for about ten years. So it is unusual to see such a high sheet output. This will likely be a common issue unless it is rare signature combination variety. 1882 $5 blue seal bank notes were issued by some national banks in The United States. While these are a somewhat rarer issue, they just aren’t especially popular with collectors. With exception of some minor differences, they look exactly like the earlier brown back series. Most collectors would prefer the brown back notes. With that said, some 1882 blue seals can still be worth thousands of dollars.
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1882 5 Dollar Value Back National Currency Bank Note 2515 The Ephrata National Bank
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