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1882 $20 2nd Charter Period, 1st Issue, Brown Back (Fr. 497) VF35
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1882 $20  2nd Charter Period, 1st Issue, Brown Back (Fr. 497)

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1882 $20 2nd Charter Period, 1st Issue, Brown Back (Fr. 497)

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$1,234
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$1,234
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Clarksville, Texas. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 497. First NB. Charter #3973. PCGS Banknote Good 6.
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Clarksville, Texas. $20 1882 Brown Back. Fr. 497. First NB. Charter #3973. PCGS Banknote Good 6.
$1,098
Sold 9/3/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston National Bank Ch. # 3730 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ. ...
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston National Bank Ch. # 3730 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ. ...
$2,440
Sold 4/29/2026
Heritage Auctions
Dayton, OH - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Fourth National Bank Ch. # 3821 PCGS Banknote Choice Fine 15 Details. ...
F15 PCGS
Dayton, OH - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Fourth National Bank Ch. # 3821 PCGS Banknote Choice Fine 15 Details. ...
$610
Sold 3/17/2026
Heritage Auctions
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston National Bank Ch. # 3730 PMG Very Good 10 Net. ...
VG10 PMG
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston National Bank Ch. # 3730 PMG Very Good 10 Net. ...
$1,342
Sold 2/24/2026
Heritage Auctions
Weatherford, TX - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Merchants & Farmers National Bank Ch. # 3975 PMG Choice Fine 15....
F15 PMG
Weatherford, TX - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Merchants & Farmers National Bank Ch. # 3975 PMG Choice Fine 15....
$1,200
Sold 10/8/2025
Heritage Auctions
Colorado Springs, CO - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Exchange National Bank Ch. # 3913 PMG Very Good 8....
VG8 PMG
Colorado Springs, CO - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Exchange National Bank Ch. # 3913 PMG Very Good 8....
$1,500
Sold 9/11/2024
Heritage Auctions
Norfolk, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Citizens National Bank Ch. # (W)3741 PMG Fine 12. ...
F12 PMG
Norfolk, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Citizens National Bank Ch. # (W)3741 PMG Fine 12. ...
$1,200
Sold 1/12/2023
Heritage Auctions
Fr. 497 $20 1882BB
AU50 PCGS
$3,240
Sold 6/9/2018
Lyn Knight Auctions
Colorado Springs, CO - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Exchange NB Ch. # 3913 ...
VG8 PMG
Colorado Springs, CO - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Exchange NB Ch. # 3913 ...
$1,058
Sold 9/8/2016
Heritage Auctions
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston NB Ch. # 3730 ...
VG10 PMG
Detroit, MI - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Preston NB Ch. # 3730 ...
$306
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
Wabash, IN - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Wabash NB Ch. # (M)3935 ...
G6 PCGS
Wabash, IN - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Wabash NB Ch. # (M)3935 ...
$441
Sold 9/8/2014
Heritage Auctions
Kearney, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The City NB Ch. # (W)3958 ...
AU50 PCGS
Kearney, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The City NB Ch. # (W)3958 ...
$5,288
Sold 1/10/2013
Heritage Auctions
Wood River, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The First NB Ch. # (W)3939 ...
F12 PMG
Wood River, NE - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The First NB Ch. # (W)3939 ...
$881
Sold 10/18/2012
Heritage Auctions
Knoxville, TN - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The City NB Ch. # (S)3837 ...
F15 PCGS
Knoxville, TN - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The City NB Ch. # (S)3837 ...
$862
Sold 1/7/2012
Heritage Auctions
Bel Air, MD - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Second NB Ch. # (E)3933 ...
F12 PMG
Bel Air, MD - $20 1882 Brown Back Fr. 497 The Second NB Ch. # (E)3933 ...
$978
Sold 4/30/2009
Heritage Auctions
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