1882年蒙大拿州10美元 PCGS BG VF 35
Philipsburg, Montana. $10 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 485. The First NB. Charter #4658. PCGS Banknote Choice Very Fine 35. Serial Number 1.Stacks Bowers is thrilled to have the chance to yet again bring a great national bank note rarity to the market for the first time. Amazingly, per the consignor, this note was recently purchased at a Southern California swap meet for the steep price of face value ($10). The note was mixed in with some other nondescript large size and small size currency. How such a treasure lost its way to wind up at a swap meet is forever lost to history. But its new numismatic story starts tonight.<p> <p>Phillipsburg had two national banks. The First National Bank opened in late 1891 and closed in 1897. The Merchants and Miners National Bank was its competitor. It opened in 1893 and also closed in 1897. The Merchants Bank is completely unreported. There is another $10 brown back listed for the First National Bank, but it has no auction history and its current location is unknown to your cataloger. Certainly this serial #1 note is the far better of the two notes now known for the whole town, and is easily one of the best non-territorial pieces extant from all of Montana. Philipsburg first drew attention around 1866 when a massive silver deposit was found about 2 miles away from what would later be the town center. The town attracted investors and miners from across the west and Midwest. The town finally incorporated in 1890, and the banks were not far behind. With a population of just around 1,000 people, then and today, it is no surprise that two national banks couldnt survive. No doubt that competition and depletion of the mines were part of the reasons both banks closed in 1897. Fortunately, one thoughtful banker decided to tuck away this memento for future generations. There are other #1 brown backs known on the state, but none are from a rarer bank or town. This note picked up a paper scuff from an old frame job and its looks like it has three storage folds. The centering, signatures, and colors are absolutely as nice as any collector could ever hope for. And with an output of 499 sheets and only $380 outstanding in 1910, this could prove to be a once a lifetime chance to add this charter to your holdings. PCGS Banknote comments "Minor Paper Scuffs."<p><p>
