Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/U.S. National Gold Bank Notes (1871-1883)

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a set).
National Gold Bank Notes (NGBN) were issued between 1871 and 1883 by nine California banks. Of the 200,558 notes issued, 630 are reported to still exist, and roughly 20 of those notes grade above very fine, with no uncirculated examples known (to put this in context, see Sheldon coin grading scale). As condition was raised in a prior currency nomination, it is worth noting that the $10 is far above average for the denomination, any significant improvement in grade for the $5 and $20 would be difficult to achieve, and the $50 and $100 are extremely rare (none exist in the Smithsonian collection) with six and nine examples known respectively across all banks. Three banks issued a $500 denomination. Treasury records indicate that all but four have been redeemed and none are known to exist. Of the reported notes, this is a complete denomination set.

Original – A five-note denomination type set of National Gold Bank Notes.

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National Gold Bank Note
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Currency
Creator
Both the American and Continental Banknote Companies under contract to the United States Department of the Treasury.
Images by Godot13.


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