First National Bank of Artesia, California

Stack's Bowers Americana Sale, lot 4041

This specimen was lot 4041 in Stack's Bowers Americana Sale (New York, January 2011), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description^[1] noted, "California, Artesia. The First National Bank of Artesia. Ch.8063. $10. Fr.625. W.1421. 1902 Plain Back. No.4129. Plate E. Very Good, Repaired. A very rare Los Angeles County location that issued less than $500,000 in notes. Today just 13 notes are reported in the Census, including this one which is the lone example of the type. The note has had some supportive restoration done along the creases and edges but it was accomplished with skill and is not at all distracting. Well centered with both signatures visible."

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