Blast white and very flashy with frosted design features creating a nice cameo effect.

CAC. Blast white and a sharp strike with beautiful clean surfaces. Housed in an old green label holder.

Very attractive and satiny white with gold and violet-blue toning along the periphery.

The Southwestern National Bank of Los Angeles. F-490. Charter #5993. Brown Back.Issued from a short-lived bank that just lasted four years and only printed Brown Backs. This is one of only 6 known large according to Track & Price. This example is well margined with good color and honest wear. Quite scarce.

National Bank of Cohoes, NY. F-481. Charter #1347. Brown Back. An attractive note with strong signatures and well centered.

Producers National Bank of Woonsocket. F-482. Charter #1421. Brown Back. A lovely well margined ‘brown back’ that exhibits a solid look for the grade.

First National Bank of Reading. F-498. Charter #4488. Brown Back. A scarce well centered Middlesex County issue that exhibits good color and solid paper. The only known $20 Brown Back off the bank!

First National Bank of Woodstown. F-496. Charter #399. A quite well centered note with plenty of strong color and brightness remaining.

First National Bank of St. Louis. F-467. Charter #3239. Brown Back. A rare issue from a little known Michigan bank. Only 2 large are known on the bank. The other note, also a $5 brown back, displays the serial #1 which takes it into another category. It sold at auction back in 2007 for $39,100.! […]