National Bank Star Note Collection

“Between 1878 and 1896, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing added a small star next to the upper plate position letter on the subjects in national bank note printing plates that had been reentered. Reentry is the process in which where design components are repressed into the plate from a roll in order to refurbish worn engraved details. While work was being carried out on the plate, it was common for the Bureau to alter the plates as well. Changed could include one or more of the following: updating the Treasury signatures, replacing the bank note company imprint with the Bureau imprint, extending vignettes to the borders, slightly relocating various design elements, and other changes. Reentering in two cases coincided with the other conversion of territorial plates in state plates so even the plate dates were changed. Plate letters were not changed during reentering. 

The chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing sent notices to the comptroller the Currency listing 142 plates that had been reentered and starred between 1878 and 1896. In a few cases not all the subjects o a plate were reentered. In those cases only the reentered subjects were starred.

The most commonly reentered plates were the series of 1875, 5-5-5-5s. At least one of every Series of 1875 denomination through the $100 and all Series of 1882 denominations were eventually reentered and starred at least.”

-Peter Huntoon (United States Large Size National Bank Notes)

California, The First National Gold Bank of San Francisco. Star right of Plate Letter A * denoting a change to white paper, and reentry.  Series 1875. Charter 1741

Connecticut, The Middletown National Bank  1882 Brown Back $5 two notes showing before and after plate was reentered.  Charter 1216, note starred note has the “N” geographic letter for sorting.

Connecticut, The First National Bank of Norwich 1882 $5 Brown Back Charter 458, starred and reentered.

Connecticut, The First National Bank of Wallingford 1875 $5 Charter 2599.  Starred

Indiana, The National Bank of Rockville 1875 $5 Charter 2361. Two notes showing changes before and after reentered plate.

Kansas,  First National Bank of Atchison 1875 $5 Charter 1672. Starred note.

Kentucky, The Covington City National Bank 1875 $20 Charter 1859 Starred note.

Kentucky, First National Bank of Maysville 1875 $5 Charter 2467 Starred note.

Kentucky, The First National Bank of Nicholasville 1875 $5 Starred note.

Maryland, The Second National Bank of Baltimore 1875 Charter 414. Three notes showing the “Original” series from this bank and two 1875 series notes showing before and after reentry.  The D note was printed before reentry. The plate was reentered in November, 1878.  Notice (1) the treasury signatures were changed to Scofield-Gilfillan and (2) the “r and “t were omitted fro Cash and Pres on the reentered plate.  (Pictured in Huntoon’s Book)

Maryland,  The National Marine Bank  1875 $5 Charter 2453.  Starred note.

Maryland,  The Third National Bank of Cumberland. 1875 $5 Charter 2416. Two notes showing before and after reentry.

Mass. The Boylston National Bank of Boston  1875 $5 Charter 545  Starred note

Mass. The Howard National Bank of Boston  1875 $5 Charter 578  Starred note.

Mass. The Manufacturers National Bank of Boston. 1875 $5 Charter 2111. Two notes showing before and after reentry with star.

Mass. The Continental National Bank of Boston. 1875 $5 Charter 524. Example of a reentered plate without the star.

Mass. The Market National Bank of Boston.  1875 $5 Charter 505  Starred note.

Mass. The Shawmut National Bank of Boston. 1875 $10  Charter 582 Starred note.

Mass. The Merchants National Bank of Boston. 1875 $10 Charter 475 Starred note.

Mass. The North National Bank of Boston.  1875 $5 Charter. 525. Starred note.

Mass. The Shoe & Leather National Bank of Boston. 1882-BB $5 Two notes showing before and after reentry starred note.

Mass. The Adams National Bank of North Adams.  1882-BB $10 Charter 1210 Starred note.

Mass. The Berkshire National Bank of North Adams. 1875 $5 Charter 2396. Starred

Mass. The Agawam National Bank of Springfield. 1875 $5 Charter 1055. Starred

Mass. The City National Bank of Springfield. 1875 $5 Charter 2433. Starred note.

Mass. The Taunton National Bank of Taunton. 1882-BB $10 Charter 957. Starred

Mass. The First National Bank of Webster. 1875 $5 Charter 2312. Starred note.

New York, The National Shoe & Leather Bank of the City of New York. 1875 $5  Charter 917. Star below A plate letter.

New York, The Hide and Leather National Bank of New York. 1882-BB $5 notes Charter 4567.  Two notes before and after reentry with star.

New York, The Market National Bank of New York.  1875 $5 Charter 964 two notes showing before and after reentry with star.

New York, The Continental National Bank of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 1389 Starred note.

New York, The Central National Bank of the City of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 376 starred note.

New York, The First National Bank of the City of New York.  1882-BB $10 Charter 29 Two notes showing before and after with reentry star note.

New York, The Fifth National Bank of the City of New York. 1882-BB $5 Charter 341 Starred note.

New York, The Sixth National Bank of the City of New York.  1875 $5 Charter 254 Starred note.

New York, The Galatin National Bank of the City of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 1324 Starred note.

New York, The Gallatin National Bank of the City of New York. 1882-BB $5 Charter 1324. Two notes showing before and after reentry with starred note.

New York, The Hanover National Bank of the City of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 1352.  Star note.

New York, The Mercantile National Bank of the City of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 1067. Star Note.

New York, The Merchants and Exchange Bank of the City of New York. 1882-BB $5 Charter 1080  Star note.

New York, The Third National Bank City of New York. 1875 $5 Charter 87. Star note with error.

New York, The National Bank of Newburgh. 1875 $5 Charter 468. Huge star beneath planet letter. Unique!.

New York, First National Bank of Utica. 1882-BB $5 Charter 1395. Star note

New York, The Oneida National Bank of Utica. 1882-BB $5 Charter 1392.  Starred.

Ohio, The City National Bank of Canton. 1875 $5 Charter 2489. Continental Bank Note Company logo was removed and plate starred.

Ohio, The Citizens National Bank of Cincinnati.  1875 $10 and $20 Charter 2495 Unique Double Stars on these reentered notes. Stars on both sides of plate letters, still an unsolved mystery as to why this is the only bank with double stars on notes.

Ohio, The First National Bank of Cincinnati.  1875 $5 Charter 24.  Star note

Ohio, The Third National Bank of Cincinnati. 1882-BB $10 Charter 2730 Two notes showing before and after plate was reentered and starred.

Ohio, The Third National Bank of Cincinnati.   1882-BB $20 Charter 2730 with star.

Ohio, The Merchants National Bank of Middletown.  1875 $5 Charter 2025. Two notes showing before and after plate was reentered and starred.

Ohio, The First National Bank of Plymouth. 1875 $5 Charter 1904.  Starred note.

Ohio, The First National Bank of Wellington. 1875 $5 Charter 464.  Star note.

Pa. The First National Bank of Montrose. 1875 $5 Charter 2223.  Unique unlisted in Huntoon’s Book, Star note.

Pa. The Consolidated National Bank of Philadelphia.  1875 $5 Charter 561 Unique? eight pointed star.

Pa.  The Mechanics National Bank of Philadelphia. 1875 $5 Charter 610. Star note

Pa. The Bank of North America Philadelphia  1875 $5 Charter 602.  Star note

Pa. The Bank of North America Philadelphia. 1882-BB $10 and $20 notes Charter 602. Both starred reentered plates.

Pa. The York County National Bank. 1882-BB $10 and $20 notes both reentered plates and starred.

Rhode Island, The Commercial National Bank of Providence.  1875 $5 Charter 1319. Two notes showing before and after plate was reentered and starred.

Rhode Island, The National Bank of Commerce Providence. 1875 $5 Charter 1366. Star note.

Rhode Island, The National  Bank of North America Providence. 1875 $5 Charter 1036. Star note.

Rhode Island, The Second National Bank of Providence. 1875 $5 Charter 565 Starred  note.

Rhode Island, The National Exchange Bank of Providence. 1875 $5 Charter 1339 reentered plate and starred.

Utah, The Commercial National Bank of Salt Lake City. 1882-BB $10 Charter 4051 Very Rare, one of only two times where territorial plates were converted into state plates, and at the same time thoroughly reentered and starred.

Vermont, The Woodstock National Bank. 1882-BB $5 Charter 1133  Star note

Wisconsin, The National Exchange Bank of Milwaukee. 1882-BB $50 Charter 1003.  Rare one of only two known $50 nationals starred.

Alabama, The First National Bank of Headland. 1929-1 $20 Charter 7424.  This is not from a reentered plate but rather a replacement note not starred.  Totally different than reentered plate notes with stars however, much study and research has been done on these series also.

 

 

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