1902 $5 ~ FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK ~ LAKE CITY SINGLE FINEST OF ONLY SIX KNOWN FROM CHARTER #10681 Start Price USD 12,900.00 Current Price USD 12,900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location Richmond See more about '1902 $5 ~ FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK ~ LAKE CITY' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 - Free Federal Express Shipping........ - Free Insurance.............................. - And A Seven Day Return Policy On Items Returned In Their Original Condition 1902 $5 ~ FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK ~ LAKE CITY SINGLE FINEST OF ONLY SIX KNOWN FROM CHARTER #10681 THIS IS THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OFTHE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF LAKE CITYTHERE ARE ONLY SIX KNOWN LARGE NATIONALS KNOWN TO EXIST FROM THIS BANKAND THIS IS THE FINEST OF THEM ALL.Grade: PMG Very Fine 25Freidberg #605 ~ Charter # 10681 ~ "Plain Back"Item Information:Up for your consideration this week on eBay we have a real treat.  It's a rare offering for one of the hardest Large National Bank Notes.  This charter has only been seen at auction twice in the past 25 years.  One, sold by Heritage, was a VG/F.  And the other, sold by Lyn Knight in 2003, was a VG.  Neither of those notes grade anywhere near this monster.Indeed this is a HUGE note from a very short lived bank in a rural area of South Carolina.  And the top grade of this note could conceivably never be exceeded.Specimen Details:It is a slightly off angle cut with fairly full ink retention and relatively insignificant folding to the grade.  Discolor is very light and more readily apparent on the reverse.  The note has two staple pinholes in the vignette, visible when held to light.  The signatures, I would say, could be argued both ways.  They do not appear to have been applied to this note, however it is possible that someone "misstamped" along the upper left quadrant - effectively making this an error National.~Please make use of our large pictures to assist you in forming your own grading opinion and offer accordingly.  We have included many enlargable pictures.  Because the market for this note cannot be entirely judged we are running this one with a buy it now and will be considering best offers.  Thanks for taking a look.-simsion(ALL IMAGES ARE OF THE NOTE UPON WHICH YOU ARE BIDDING • ALL IMAGES CAN BE ENLARGED)  _gsrx_vers_235 (GS 5.0.2 (235)) Place a Bid!