Ten dollar bills from 1885 can have either a brown seal or a blue seal. Brown seal notes tend to be more valuable. Don’t let the year 1885 fool you. 1885 is just the date that the national bank formed. Despite saying series of 1882 and 1885, these were actually printed as late as 1905. So the date on the $10 bill rarely matches when the bill was actually printed. Some 1885 tens can be especially valuable. The value is all based on the bank of issue, condition, and serial number of the actual bill. Anyone who wants to buy or sell an 1885 $10 bill needs to be aware of those factors. We have a list of all the national banks that opened in 1885 that also printed ten dollar bills. Some of these banks are rare, some are common. The value of common notes is a few hundred dollars. The value of rare 1885 $10 bills can be thousands of dollars. The reason these bills are so rare is because ten dollars was a lot of money in 1885. That is the same as $817.26 today, after you adjust for inflation! You can see why so few 1885 $10 bills still exist. They were incredibly expensive to save.
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Here is a list of banks that printed ten dollar bills in 1885:
- Charter 3300 – Exchange National Bank of Little Rock, Arkansas
- Charter 3318 – German National Bank of Little Rock, Arkansas
- Charter 3321 – First National Bank of Fresno, California
- Charter 3348 – First National Bank of Riverside, California
- Charter 3354 – First National Bank of Longmont, Colorado
- Charter 3395 – Central National Bank of Wilmington, Delaware
- Charter 3327 – National Bank of The State of Florida, Florida
- Charter 3382 – Newnan National Bank, Georgia
- Charter 3406 – National Bank of Savannah, Georgia
- Charter 3408 – First National Bank of Moscow, Idaho
- Charter 3287 – Farmers National Bank of Knoxville, Illinois
- Charter 3294 – City National Bank of Dixon, Illinois
- Charter 3296 – Commercial National Bank of Peoria, Illinois
- Charter 3296 – Commercial-German National Bank of Peoria, Illinois
- Charter 3296 – Commercial Merchants National Bank & Trust Company of Peoria, Illinois
- Charter 3303 – Old National Bank of Centralia, Illinois
- Charter 3323 – First National Bank of Earlville, Illinois
- Charter 3369 – Lincoln National Bank, Illinois
- Charter 3376 – First National Bank of Paris, Illinois
- Charter 3376 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Paris, Illinois
- Charter 3377 – First National Bank of Abingdon, Illinois
- Charter 3407 – John Weedman National Bank of Farmer City, Illinois
- Charter 3285 – Old National Bank of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Charter 3285 – Old-First National Bank & Trust Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Charter 3338 – Franklin National Bank, Indiana
- Charter 3413 – Union National Bank of Richmond, Indiana
- Charter 3284 – First National Bank of Brooklyn, Iowa
- Charter 3320 – First National Bank of Sibley, Iowa
- Charter 3337 – First National Bank of Emmetsburg, Iowa
- Charter 3396 – Grundy County National Bank of Grundy Center, Iowa
- Charter 3420 – Farmers National Bank of Webster City, Iowa
- Charter 3427 – Council Bluffs National Bank, Iowa
- Charter 3297 – Newton National Bank, Kansas
- Charter 3304 – First National Bank of Westmoreland, Kansas
- Charter 3319 – First National Bank of Osborne, Kansas
- Charter 3324 – First National Bank of Coffeyville, Kansas
- Charter 3345 – Peoples National Bank of Clay Center, Kansas
- Charter 3350 – Miami County National Bank of Paola, Kansas
- Charter 3351 – Winfield National Bank, Kansas
- Charter 3353 – First National Bank of Minneapolis, Kansas
- Charter 3360 – First National Bank of Arkansas City, Kansas
- Charter 3363 – First National Bank of Great Bend, Kansas
- Charter 3374 – First National Bank of Saint Marys, Kansas
- Charter 3384 – Harper County National Bank of Anthony, Kansas
- Charter 3385 – First National Bank of Anthony, Kansas
- Charter 3386 – First National Bank of Belleville, Kansas
- Charter 3394 – Anthony National Bank, Kansas
- Charter 3290 – Winchester National Bank of Winchester, Kentucky
- Charter 3317 – Boyle National Bank of Danville, Kentucky
- Charter 3381 – Citizens National Bank of Danville, Kentucky
- Charter 3365 – North Attleborough National Bank, Massachusetts
- Charter 3293 – National City Bank of Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Charter 3293 – Grand Rapids National City Bank, Michigan
- Charter 3293 – Grand Rapids National Bank, Michigan
- Charter 3314 – National Bank of Battle Creek, Michigan
- Charter 3316 – First National Bank of Albion, Michigan
- Charter 3325 – First National Bank of Traverse City, Michigan
- Charter 3334 – National Bank of Houghton, Michigan
- Charter 3357 – American Exchange National Bank of Detroit, Michigan
- Charter 3361 – Flint National Bank, Michigan
- Charter 3361 – First National Bank of Flint, Michigan
- Charter 3378 – Saint Johns National Bank, Michigan
- Charter 3388 – Pontiac National Bank, Michigan
- Charter 3410 – Second National Bank of Owosso, Michigan
- Charter 3426 – First National Bank of Detroit, Minnesota
- Charter 3332 – First National Bank of Jackson, Mississippi
- Charter 3322 – National Bank of Paris, Missouri
- Charter 3380 – First National Bank of Grant City, Missouri
- Charter 3375 – First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs, Montana
- Charter 3292 – First National Bank of Plum Creek, Nebraska
- Charter 3292 – First National Bank of Lexington, Nebraska
- Charter 3302 – First National Bank of Arapahoe, Nebraska
- Charter 3339 – First National Bank of Ord, Nebraska
- Charter 3340 – West Point National Bank, Nebraska
- Charter 3342 – First National Bank of Orleans, Nebraska
- Charter 3343 – First National Bank of Auburn, Nebraska
- Charter 3347 – Norfolk National Bank, Nebraska
- Charter 3364 – First National Bank of Stanton, Nebraska
- Charter 3370 – First National Bank of West Point, Nebraska
- Charter 3373 – First National Bank of Loup City, Nebraska
- Charter 3379 – First National Bank of McCook, Nebraska
- Charter 3390 – First National Bank of Dorchester, Nebraska
- Charter 3392 – First National Bank of Wayne, Nebraska
- Charter 3403 – First National Bank of Greenwood, Nebraska
- Charter 3419 – First National Bank of Blue Hill, Nebraska
- Charter 3424 – First National Bank of O’Neill, Nebraska
- Charter 3404 – Citizens National Bank of Newport, New Hampshire
- Charter 3372 – Camden National Bank, New Jersey
- Charter 3387 – Moorestown National Bank, New Jersey
- Charter 3282 – National Exchange Bank of Albany, New York
- Charter 3283 – National Bank of Le Roy, New York
- Charter 3307 – Peoples National Bank of Malone, New York
- Charter 3309 – First National Bank of Salem, New York
- Charter 3312 – Fulton County National Bank of Gloversville, New York
- Charter 3312 – Fulton County National Bank & Trust Company of Gloversville, New York
- Charter 3329 – Exchange National Bank of Seneca Falls, New York
- Charter 3330 – First National Bank of Fort Edward, New York
- Charter 3333 – Merchants & Manufacturers National Bank of Middletown, New York
- Charter 3333 – Merchants National Bank of Middletown, New York
- Charter 3359 – Commercial National Bank of New York City, New York
- Charter 3359 – Southern National Bank of New York, New York
- Charter 3366 – Third National Bank of Malone, New York
- Charter 3415 – Seaboard National Bank of The City of NY, New York
- Charter 3389 – National Bank of Raleigh, North Carolina
- Charter 3418 – First National Bank of Asheville, North Carolina
- Charter 3301 – Grand Forks National Bank, North Dakota
- Charter 3331 – Jamestown National Bank, North Dakota
- Charter 3397 – First National Bank of Devil’s Lake, North Dakota
- Charter 3400 – First National Bank of Hillsboro, North Dakota
- Charter 3411 – Hillsboro National Bank, North Dakota
- Charter 3291 – Citizens National Bank of Ripley, Ohio
- Charter 3310 – Steubenville National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 3315 – Tiffin National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 3328 – Knox National Bank of Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Charter 3362 – Western Reserve National Bank of Warren, Ohio
- Charter 3313 – First National Bank of Island City, Oregon
- Charter 3399 – First National Bank of McMinnville, Oregon
- Charter 3402 – Ainsworth National Bank of Portland, Oregon
- Charter 3405 – Capital National Bank of Salem, Oregon
- Charter 3405 – First National Bank in Salem, Oregon
- Charter 3422 – Commercial National Bank of Portland, Oregon
- Charter 3335 – Elizabethtown National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3335 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3356 – First National Bank of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3358 – Topton National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3367 – Northern National Bank of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3371 – Ninth National Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3383 – Citizens National Bank of Washington, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3423 – Tenth National Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charter 3421 – National Bank of Abbeville, South Carolina
- Charter 3326 – Aberdeen National Bank, South Dakota
- Charter 3349 – Citizens National Bank of Watertown, South Dakota
- Charter 3352 – First National Bank of Columbia, South Dakota
- Charter 3393 – Minnehaha National Bank of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Charter 3398 – First National Bank of Redfield, South Dakota
- Charter 3401 – Black Hills National Bank of Rapid City, South Dakota
- Charter 3414 – Watertown National Bank, South Dakota
- Charter 3288 – First National Bank of Centerville, Tennessee
- Charter 3341 – First National Bank of Athens, Tennessee
- Charter 3286 – First National Bank of Baird, Texas
- Charter 3289 – City National Bank of Austin, Texas
- Charter 3295 – Belton National Bank, Texas
- Charter 3298 – Texas National Bank of San Antonio, Texas
- Charter 3336 – Abilene National Bank, Texas
- Charter 3344 – National Bank of San Marcos, Texas
- Charter 3344 – Glover National Bank of San Marcos, Texas
- Charter 3344 – Wood National Bank of San Marcos, Texas
- Charter 3346 – First National Bank of San Marcos, Texas
- Charter 3306 – Union National Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah
- Charter 3311 – Merchants National Bank of Rutland, Vermont
- Charter 3368 – Norfolk National Bank, Virginia
- Charter 3355 – First National Bank of North Yakima, Washington
- Charter 3355 – First National Bank of Yakima, Washington
- Charter 3355 – Yakima First National Bank, Washington
- Charter 3409 – Traders National Bank of Spokane Falls, Washington
- Charter 3409 – Traders National Bank of Spokane, Washington
- Charter 3417 – Pacific National Bank of Tacoma, Washington
- Charter 3417 – National Bank of Tacoma, Washington
- Charter 3308 – Citizens National Bank of Darlington, Wisconsin
- Charter 3391 – First National Bank of Waupun, Wisconsin
- Charter 3412 – Union National Bank of LaCrosse, Wisconsin
- Charter 3299 – First National Bank of Buffalo, Wyoming
- Charter 3416 – Cheyenne National Bank, Wyoming