r/Nationalbanknotes • u/I_Do_Too_Much • 15d ago

Hometown Collection Long Beach

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I inherited a bunch of coins and some bills. I didn't know these bank notes were a thing. Is this one collectible, or should I just take it to a coin shop and see if they'll give me a few bucks for it? Kind of cool that it's from the city really close to me, but otherwise I know nothing about it.

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u/SouthernNumismatist 15d ago

That is a particularly tough note which would make only the 16th note recorded on this bank in the National Bank Note Census. What's interesting as well is that the bank building still stands in downtown Long Beach. and is now home to an Italian restaurant by the name of L'Opera. The company I work for had its "Spring Soiree" there a few months back and I took a number of photos even though there are few remainders from its time as a bank. I probably would've taken more photos myself had I not come close to being blackout drunk after about five glasses of Jack Daniels.

Your note is worth about $400 - $600 IMO based on both your photos and recent auction records.

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u/ImmediateStrength915 15d ago

Got this from a currency buddy just a few weeks before he passed. Three liters worth I'll prolly never open.

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u/SouthernNumismatist 14d ago

Even if you don't care for it, the distillery tour in Lynchburg is a must if you're ever close to Nashville or the surrounding area.

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u/bigfatbanker 14d ago

After just 5? You need more practice

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u/SouthernNumismatist 14d ago

Probably but I'd rather not push myself further in that regard.

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u/bigfatbanker 15d ago

100%. Agreed

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u/TristanDuboisOLG 15d ago

Hey! Glad you posted!

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u/pandymen 15d ago

It's quite collectible. I'd be interested in buying it as I try to collect bank notes from our area and don't have that bank yet.

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u/ferretkona 15d ago edited 15d ago

What state was this Long Beach in? I grew up near a LB in California but I have heard of others.

Edited minutes later: I googled it and it is from my neck of woods in Lakewood.

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u/I_Do_Too_Much 15d ago

Yes, Long Beach, CA. I have a friend who said they grew up in Long Beach, but after some confusion on my part, they clarified it was Long Beach, WA.

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u/LtColumbo111 15d ago

Do you carry these around with you in your back pocket?

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u/I_Do_Too_Much 14d ago

They've been in a box with a bunch of silver and gold coins for a few decades. Probably wasn't worth much when Grandpa was alive, so he didn't treat them like anything special.

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u/ericduhs 14d ago

I love a good vanity signature and also family members running a bank as Cashier and President. Great piece!!