Escondido National Bank, California
large size $10
This specimen was lot 17698 in Heritage auction 354 (the Horwedel sale, Long Beach, CA, September 2004), where it sold for $7,187.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Escondido, CA - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 625 The Escondido NB Ch. # 8040, A handsome example from this just plain rare Escondido bank. This is the highest grade note recorded from this institution, with this offering marking only the third time in the past sixty years that collectors have had the opportunity to add a note from here to their holdings. Bright Very Fine, with vivid purple signatures."
large size $20
This specimen was lot 17699 in Heritage auction 354 (the Horwedel sale, Long Beach, CA, September 2004), where it sold for $3,910. The catalog description[1] noted, "Escondido, CA - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 651 The Escondido NB Ch. # 8040, This example, from the Colver collection, was the only note from this bank Charley could come up with in fifty years of diligent searching. It grades a pleasing Fine, with sharp violet signatures, and will likely realize just a hair below the amount paid for the $10 offered above. Ex-Charles Colver collection sale, May, 1999, lot 1782."