Appendices \ References & Acknowledgements

Arizona National Banks That Chose Not to Issue:
The below-listed Arizona national banks chose not to exercise their note-issuing privilieges. This practice became more common with the advent of the Federal Reserve System.

AZ 11139 The First National Bank of GLENDALE
 Chartered 1918 - Liquidated 1924
  Absorbed by Valley Bank & Trust

AZ 11395 The First National Bank of CHANDLER
 Chartered 1919 - Liquidated 1925
  Succeeded by Bank of Chandler

                                  (Lobby of The First NB of Chandler)

AZ 11663 The First National Bank of CASA GRANDE
 Chartered 1920 - Liquidated 1928
  Absorbed by Arizona Southwest Bank, Casa Grande

AZ 14324 The Valley National Bank of PHOENIX
 Chartered 1935 - Liquidated 1992 > Absorbed by BankOne NA,
                     2004 - BankOne NA acquired by Chase
# 11130 - The First National Bank of Mesa (1932 - Acquired bldg.) 
# 13262 - First National Bank in Prescott (1933 - Absorbed)
#   4287 - The Consolidated National Bank of Tucson (1935 - Absorbed)
#   6633 - The First National Bank of Douglas (1937 - Absorbed)
#   6591 - The First National Bank of Nogales (1945 - Absorbed)
# 12581 - The First National Bank of Winslow (1946 - Absorbed)

Snowflake Hoard
Found around 1966 in or under an abandoned building in the relatively small town of Snowflake, Arizona were several national banknotes as well as other large type notes, all in miserable condition. The finder turned them into a local bank, where they were then distributed among interested townsfolk. Huntoon (1981) has documented the following nationals, but wrote at the time others existed as well - "Collect 'Em All!".

11120 - Flagstaff : 1902-PB-$5
  # 7192-D

12198 - Holbrook : 1902-PB-$5
  Original #'s  2894-D  2895-D  2897-?  2923-B  3016-B  3033-D
  Additional # 2881-B

12581 - Winslow : 1902-PB-$5
  # 1804-C

Albuquerque : 1902-PB-10 # for Charter and Serial not listed


References\Acknowledgements:
(A) Historical data pertaining to issuing banks found in the National Archives of the United States, as published in The Hickman-Oakes Standard Guide to National Banknotes

(B) Lyn Knight Currency Auctions

(C) Heritage Currency Auctions

(D) American Numismatics Association Museum

(E) Bowers & Merena Auctions

(F) Flick'r "Currency Expo" (Private Collection)

(G) Joseph Cavinato

(H) Tempe Historical Society Museum

(I) Collector's Universe Forum

(J) Old Pueblo Coin Shop, Tucson AZ

(K) Ebay

(L) Clinton Hollis

M) TERRITORIALS - A Guide To U.S. Territorial National Bank Notes by Peter W. Huntoon (Society of Paper Money Collectors, 1980)

N) Smithsonian Museum

NV 9242 - The First National Bank of Carson City, Nevada 

(But that's another blog...)