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National Bank Notes > Illinois

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Cobden, First NB, M5630
Fr. 577 $10 1882VB
Grade: VF/XF    

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This beauty, from this Union County bank, is one of only seven large notes recorded, with this note being the finest of those known. Broad margins, great color and pen signatures of J.H. Lawrence, President and L. Wacker, Cashier. Cobden is a village in Union County and is named after British politician and free-trade advocate Richard Cobden, who visited the town in 1859. Cobden originated as a farming community (South Pass) known for its apples and peaches.

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