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    Mystery Solved: Non-Standard C-prefix on 1929 NBNs

    May 05, 2020 3 minutes
    James Simek and Peter Huntoon

    James Simek solved the riddle of the origin of the non-standard C-prefix letter that Tom Conklin spotted in the right serial number on a $5 type 1 national from The First National Bank of Windham, N.Y. See Figure 1 on p. 16.

    This oddity owned by Matt Draiss was first reported in the June 2018 Reader’s Showcase. Figure 2 is a blowup that compares the traditional C with the mystery C.

    Simek avidly collects Series of 1929 replacement notes so he

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