National Gold Bank Notes

National Gold Bank Notes were banknotes that were redeemable for gold in the 1870s. National gold bank notes came in $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, and $500. Today, all are very rare and in the higher grades and denominations many are unknown to even exist now. Most notes show excessive wear with none known in uncirculated condition for the whole series. Most of the notes came from banks in California as a result of the California gold rush with one series coming from a bank in Boston, although no notes are known to exist today from that one.