Summary data for bank charters issued by the United States National Bank, nos. 701-800. Statistical data for each charter is given, including business addresses, mergers, officers, total resources and notes in circulation, paper money issues, and state and national rankings.
Volume 12A is a companion volume to Volume 12, which presents monographs on national bank charter nos. 701-800. As the documentation gathered for Volume 12 is extensive, all documentation tables and endnotes for Volume 12 are presented in Volume 12A.
McDowell argues that "Mrs. C. Wyllys Betts," previously thought to be the wife of Charles Wyllys Betts, was in fact his sister-in-law, Louise Betts. This work was sponsored in part by the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society, via a Newman Grant awarded in 2020.
Mark Hagen is a diverse collector through and through. He is the architect of six magnificent PCGS Registry sets, one of which ranks #1 current finest: the Dollar Type Set (1794-present). From Mercury Dimes and Morgan Dollars to Continental Currency - hear Mr. Hagen's approach to a number of challenging and exquisite rarities. No matter what size budget you are working with, Mark's advice on how to formulate a wonderful set is prescient.
James (Jimmy) A. Hayes has been a robust collector and scholar of U.S. coins and exonumia (medals and tokens) since a young age. His focus has included early type coins and patterns, and his affinity for history made pursuing rarities that much more exciting to him. Jimmy graduated from Tulane Law School and practiced law early on in his distinguished career. He served as Congressman for Louisiana District 7, 100th-104th from 1987-1997. Listen to Mr. Hayes' approach to obtaining a number of his blockbuster acquisitions, and their subsequent inclusion in the Tyrant and Pogue Collections, two of the most formidable collections ever assembled.
John Brush, who joined David Lawrence Rare Coins in 2006 as a result of his dedication and work ethic, climbed the ranks to become the current president of the firm. He has been instrumental in assisting Dell Loy Hansen in assembling his magnificent collection of U.S coinage inclusive of relatively common high grade coins to a number of the most extreme rarities and collections such as the 1804 Draped Bust Dollar in PCGS PR62, an 1885 Trade Dollar PCGS PR65+CAM, and his 1854-S Half Eagle in PCGS AU58+ as well as the acquisition of the ESM Collection of Proof Half and Large Cents.
