I'm thinking of getting one from Chicago. Are there any unique notes printed from Chicago for legal tender? Were there any special runs from the Chicago (G7) FRB? I'm not necessarily looking for low runs, unique serial numbers, etc. More of a design type difference, or some sort of one-off design similar to, say, a one-off for the 1976 Bicentennials (though that was for all quarters and higher denomination coins). Thanks in advance!
How about anything like this, where "CHICAGO" is stated prominently? Is one of those banks more "historically" special? I see the one below is from Douglass National Bank, and I'm sure there are others. I'm wondering if one of those banks somehow has a stronger rooted history to the city? For example, maybe it morphed into the only national bank of Chicago before the FRB of Chicago became exclusive. Or, maybe the signatures are of a prominent historical figure. Pic from the 'net. EDIT: Now that I think about it some more, a $5 note with Abe Lincoln and "Chicago" written out would be nice. I'll look for that - maybe the one issued by the Chicago FRB, like this 1918 design below. I'll probably choose a 20th century year that's significant to Chicago, or choose a WWI or WWII series year.
The DESIGN of the notes shown, portrait and engravings, are not unique to Chicago, except for the name of the bank. The design was used for all of the different chartered banks and just the name was changed.
Yes, I meant only that I wanted the Chicago name there. What I wrote previous was asking to see if the FRB printed anything unique, but apparently not.
Was 1871 a special year? And this one from 1869 is nice - I'll take one lol. There's no "Chicago" on this example, but maybe there's a variant of one.
Yup, I have a $5 National that was printed ca. 1865 that may well be associated with the counterfeiters that later on tried to break into Lincoln's tomb and hold his body in lieu of their fellow counterfeiter getting released from prison.
1871 was the year of the Great Chicago Fire. It destroyed one third of the entire downtown area; hundreds perished and tens of thousands were left homeless. You could tell the entire story about it around that bill. There is always the remote possibility it was even present and a survivor of the disaster. More so if it is from a downtown bank. It was, and still is. the greatest historical event affecting the city.
Not that I would or that the bank tellers would accept it due to lack of knowledge, but out of curiosity... is this note still legal tender? Are all notes denominated in US dollars still legal tender?
