All twenty dollar bills from 1877 have a chance to be rare and expensive. The factors that establish the price are the issuing bank, condition, and serial number. All $20 national bank notes from 1877 started at serial number one. If your note is the #1 note then it will be worth a significant premium. All vintage paper money is valued based on its condition. Twenty dollar bills in perfect condition are worth more than the same note in lesser condition. For every three ten dollar bills a national bank printed, it only issued one $20 bill. That fact makes most 1877 twenty dollar bills comparatively rare. Sadly, they don’t always trade at a premium with most dealers. However, we recognize the rarity and pay up because they are scarce. 1877 $20 bills are few and far between today because twenty dollars then is the equivalent to $1850 today. Paper money didn’t really become collectible until the 1960s. So there was really no incentive to save a $20 bill.
Fortunately for sellers, we buy all 1877 twenty dollar bills. We have paid more than $23,000 for some of the rarest examples. Contact us and we would be happy to make an offer on your bill.
Sales@AntiqueMoney.com – (864) 430-4020
These national banks issued 1877 $20 bills:
- Charter 2351 – German National Bank of Denver, Colorado
- Charter 2352 – First National Bank of Boulder, Colorado
- Charter 2354 – First National Bank of Lake City, Colorado
- Charter 2355 – National State Bank of Boulder, Colorado
- Charter 2368 – First National Bank of Rome, Georgia
- Charter 2346 – Madison County National Bank of Anderson, Indiana
- Charter 2361 – National Bank of Rockville, Indiana
- Charter 2369 – Farmers National Bank of Sullivan, Indiana
- Charter 2375 – Howard National Bank of Kokomo, Indiana
- Charter 2363 – First National Bank of Shenandoah, Iowa
- Charter 2364 – First National Bank of Hamburg, Iowa
- Charter 2374 – Second National Bank of Richmond, Kentucky
- Charter 2371 – North National Bank of Rockland, Maine
- Charter 2347 – Pacific National Bank of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Charter 2373 – Pacific National Bank of Boston, Massachusetts
- Charter 2365 – Merchants & Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, Michigan
- Charter 2367 – First National Bank of Eaton Rapids, Michigan
- Charter 2372 – Farmers National Bank of Union City, Michigan
- Charter 2356 – Farmers National Bank of Platte City, Missouri
- Charter 2357 – First National Bank of Beatrice, Nebraska
- Charter 2362 – Second National Bank of Manchester, New Hampshire
- Charter 2345 – First National Bank of Franklinville, New York
- Charter 2348 – Walden National Bank, New York
- Charter 2353 – Moravia National Bank, New York
- Charter 2370 – Chase National Bank of The City of NY, New York
- Charter 2350 – Mahoning National Bank of Youngstown, Ohio
- Charter 2360 – Lebanon National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 2360 – Lebanon National Bank & Trust Company, Ohio
- Charter 2360 – Lebanon Citizens National Bank & Trust Company, Ohio
- Charter 2366 – Quakertown National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 2349 – First National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas
- Charter 2359 – City National Bank of Fort Worth, Texas
