Lincoln, Illinois. $2 Original. Fr. 389a. The First NB. Charter #2126. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.This Lincoln, Illinois bank has been known to provide collectors with a number of choice high grade Original Series Aces and Lazy Deuces. The presently offered Deuce displays a boldly embossed cherry red overprint, bright and neatly penned signatures. This plate A note has three broad margins while the cut is tight along the frame of the design on the bottom margin. Lincoln was the first city in the United States to be named for Abraham Lincoln, being so named in August of 1853 well before his presidency. The First National Bank of Lincoln was chartered in August of 1873 and issued $878,800 in National Currency before liquidating in 1923.From the John Whitney Walter Collection.
