Hollywood National Bank of Los Angeles, California
small size $5
This specimen was part of lot 17884 in Heritage auction 354 (the Horwedel sale, Long Beach, CA, September 2004), where it sold for $603.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Los Angeles, CA - $5 1929 Ty. 2, $50 1929 Ty. 1 The Farmers & Merchants NB Ch. # 6617; $5 1929 Ty. 1 The Hollywood NB Ch. # 12804. Three highly collectible small size notes from Los Angeles. The Farmers & Merchants NB $5 is a lovely, bright Extremely Fine, and the $50 grades Very Good-Fine. The Hollywood NB $5 is a Very Good with a couple of trivial pinholes. (Total: 3 notes)."
small size $10
This specimen was part of lot 17885 in Heritage auction 354 (the Horwedel sale, Long Beach, CA, September 2004), where it sold for $575. The catalog description[1] noted, "Los Angeles, CA - (2) $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 651 Merchants NT & SB Ch.# 3538; $10 1929 Ty. 1 The Hollywood NB Ch. # 12804. Three notes from the city of angels, two large size $20s, grading Fine and Very Fine, and a small size $10 from The Hollywood NB grading Very Good with several pinholes. (Total: 3 notes)."
small size $20
This specimen was lot 17881 in Heritage auction 354 (the Horwedel sale, Long Beach, CA, September 2004), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "Los Angeles, CA - $20 1929 Ty. 1 The Hollywood NB Ch. # 12804. Notes from this bank are exceedingly popular for obvious reasons, and there really aren't that many of them to go around. About Fine, which is about the average grade of the less than three dozen notes in the census."
Link to:
- return to National Bank Notes of Los Angeles County, California
- see National Bank Notes of California for a complete list by charter number