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Reno National Bank National Currency Note Signed by Geo. Wingfield, CH. 8424 [145741]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Reno National Bank National Currency Note Signed by Geo. Wingfield, CH. 8424 [145741]
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425.00USDto d*******f+ buyer's premium (106.25)
This item SOLD at 2024 Aug 25 @ 15:32UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Reno, NV. 1929. The Reno National Bank, Reno, Nevada $20 National Currency Note. Series of 1929, signed by Geo. Wingfield as president. $20, Type 1. Signed at the top by Woods, Treasurer of the United States. This note exemplifies the reach and scope of the legendary George Wingfield. George Wingfield, was one of Nevada's most powerful economic and political figures during the period from 1909 to 1932. He went from being a faro dealer to the position of richest man in Nevada in less than five years. With his partner, George Nixon, he established the Goldfield Consolidating Mining Company, which ultimately produced more than $50 million worth of ore. In 1906, they formed the Nixon National Bank of Reno. In 1908, Wingfield moved to Reno, where he became active in politics, banking, ranching, and hotels
After taking their Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company public in 1906 (which he and Nixon had organized with $50 million in capital), Wingfield alone was worth $30 million.
Condition is VF with some spotting front and back. [Reno] [Nevada] [] [] []