First National Bank of Oceanside, California
This specimen was lot 14753 in Heritage auction 456 (Orlando, FL, January 2008), where it sold for $32,200. The catalog description[1] noted,
"First Ever Public Offering. Oceanside, CA - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 617 The First NB Ch. # (P)8069. This note is one of either two or three pieces known from this San Diego County issuer (one piece in the Kelly census is listed without serial numbers or any other identification.) More important for collectors, this note is the first and only specimen from this one bank community ever offered at public sale, as notes from here were missing from all of the great California collections which have come to market in the past three decades including Krakover, Colver, and Horwedel. Fine, with the bottom margin trimmed a bit close, a simply extraordinary example offering collectors a perhaps once in a lifetime opportunity. From The Kansas City Collection."
Link to:
- return to National Bank Notes of San Diego County, California
- see National Bank Notes of California for a complete list by charter number