Proof sheet for $5 of the National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore, MD, 1906
date: label: Date made
content: 1865
label: Date made
content: 1905
name: label: issuing authority
content: National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore
notes: label: Description
content: National bank note proof from the National Mechanics Bank of Baltimore, MD. $5-5-5-5. Charter 1413. Image of Benjamin Harrison on the left. There are eight examples known among collectors of national bank notes with the first title for this bank. The bank's original charter was made in 1865, but it became the Merchants-Mechanics National Bank on December 28, 1912; the Merchants-Mechanics First National Bank on October 13th, 1916; the Merchants National Bank on January 15th, 1921; and finally the First National Bank on June 30th, 1928. The bank retained the relatively low charter number 1413 throughout the name changes. Banks in the national banking system tried to maintain a low charter number to suggest stability and longevity. The charter numbers for note issuing banks ranged from one for the FNB of Philadelphia to 14,320 for a bank in Louisville, Kentucky.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NNC.297219.07
label: accession number
content: NU*297219
label: catalog number
content: NU*297219.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Certified Proof
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 34.5 cm x 20.4 cm; 13 9/16 in x 8 1/16 in