A Few Pretty Obsolete Notes

I didn't mean to post links. I'll try to post a few pics directly. I'm Still getting learning how to post on this board. -Russell

beautiful notes! are these expensive?

Most unusual...thanks for the display.

Hi Coffeecup,
Thanks for the welcome.
Unfortunately I don't have many images or current census info for National Bank notes. Obsolete currency, from the period before nationals, is my speciality.

The obsolete notes pictured here are all printers proofs. For most of these there are anywhere from 1-20 known. These were prepared by the private bank note companies for approval by the banks or archival record purposes. Prices for B&W notes usually range from $200-$500, while the color notes generally bring $300-$2000. Many pretty signed and issued notes range from $20-$100. There are perhaps 1000 or more different inexpensive obsoletes available in this lower price range. "Common" obsolete notes generally have anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand remaining surviving examples. Not many of these had more than 5000-10,000 originally printed, and the usual quantity printed was in the hundreds to low thousands. Some are still around in quantity but many different issues have only a few surviving examples. A rarity 7 (1-5 known) note from a less collected state, like Pennsylvania might only be worth $200-$300 while a note of the same rarity from Wisconsin might bring ten times that amount.

Yes, I do have other Southern IL notes but the moderator of this board won't let me post them directly since they are hosted on my website. There is no link from my photos to anywhere else on my website but that doesn't seem to matter. I have been warned twice that I have violated the rules, which seems pretty unfair since I haven't tried to sell anything and feel that I have been contributing information with my posts. Apparently someone here doesn't agree and reported me. They won't let me post links to them either. I need to upload them to this site which is cumbersome and can only be done one at a time. So, I'll wait until I have 50+ posts before posting any more pictures.