American Bank Note Company print runs

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
July 1888	25c	200,000	A	00001	200000
	50c	200,000	A	00001	200000
	$1	100,000	A	000001	100000
	$10	10,000	A	00001	10000

 

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
August 1888	$5	10,000	A	00001	10000
	$20	5,000	A	0001	5000
	$50	2,000	A	0001	2000
	$100	1,000	A	0001	1000

 

In July 1889 the face plates of the 25c and $1 notes were changed to Series B.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
July 1889	25c	100,000	B	00001	100000
	$1	100,000	B	00001	100000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
February 1894	$5	20,000		10001	30000

 

In November 1894 the date and series of the $1 face plate were changed.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
November 1894	$1	100,000	C	000001	100000

 

In October 1895 the date on the $5 plate was changed from 1888 to 1896.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
October 1895	$5	20,000		30001	50000

 

In February 1897 the dates and series of the $5, $10 and $100 plates were changed.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
February 1897	$5	20,000	B	00001	20000
	$10	10,000	B	00001	10000
	$100	1,000	B	0001	1000

 

In October 1897 the date and series were changed and the text changed to "pagará a la vista al portador a la par en efectivo".

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
October 1897	$5	40,000	C	00001	40000
	$10	15,000	C	00001	15000
	$20	2,500	B	0001	2500
	$50	1,000	B	0001	1000
	$100	5,000	C	001

 

Again the series and date were altered for September and October 1898 printings.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
September 1898	$5	100,000	D	00001	100000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
October 1898	$10	15,000	D	00001	15000
	$20	2,500	C	0001	2500
	$50	2,000	C	0001	2000
	$100	2,000	D	0001	2000

 

In March 1901 a new $5 plate was engraved, leaving the series blank. The $50 and $100 plates were altered to 1901, with new series.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
March 1901	$5	60,000		00001	60000
	$50	2,000	D	0001	2000
	$100	1,000	E	0001	1000

 

In February 1902 the ABNC  produced a $1,000 note with vignette C 996 on the reverse. The $5 plate was changed with two notes withe the date 1902, two with 1903 and two with 1904.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
February 1902	$5	60,000		00001	60000
	$10	10,000		00001	10000
	$100	3,000		0001	3000
	$1,000	1,000		0001	1000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
December 1902	$5	70,000		00001	70000
	$10	15,000		00001	15000
	$20	5,000		0001	5000
	$50	3,000		0001	3000
	$100	2,500		0001	2500

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
December 1903	$5	100,000		70001	170000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
September 1905	$5	60,000		170001	230000
	$10	20,000		15001	35000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
November 1906	$5	50,000		230001	280000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
November 1907	$5	50,000		280001	330000
	$10	25,000		35001	60000

 

In April 1908, on order F1534, the ANBC engraved a new face, a new back and a special vignette for the back of the $1,000 note but the order was cancelled on 8 May 1908. This order was entered to replace $1,000 notes stolen from the bank and was cancelled when the stolen currency was recovered^ABNC.

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
October 1909	$20	5,000		5001	10000
	$50	2,000		3001	5000
	$100	1,000		2501	3500

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
December 1909	$5	20,000		330001	350000
	$10	10,000		60001	70000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
April 1910	$5	20,000		350001	370000
	$10	10,000		70001	80000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
October 1910	$5	20,000		370001	390000
	$10	10,000		80001	90000
	$20	5,000		10001	15000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
January 1911	$5	40,000	A4-H4	390001	430000
	$10	20,000	M4-Z4 A5-F5	90001	110000
	$20	10,000	P-Y	15001	25000
	$50	4,000	K-R	5001	9000
	$100	2,000	O-V	3501	5500

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
December 1912	$5	40,000	I4-P4	430001	470000
	$10	20,000	C5-Z5	110001	130000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
November 1913	$1	200,000	A	000001	100000
			B	100001	200000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
January 1914	$1	100,000	C	200001	300000
	$5	100,000	Q4-Z4 A5-Z5	470001	570000
	$10	50,000	A6-Z6 A7-X7	130001	180000
	$20	10,000	A10-K10	25001	35000
	$100	5,000	A5-K5	5501	10500

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
February 1914	$1	200,000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
March 1914	$1	200,000	D	300001	400000
			E	400001	500000
	$5	100,000	A51-U51	570001	670000
	$10	50,000	A26-U26	180001	230000
	$20	20,000	A11-U11	35001	55000
	$50	2,000	A7-U7	9001	11000
	$100	3,000	L5-Z5	10501	13500

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
March 1914	$10	50,000	A27-U27	230001	280000
	$100	10,000	A6-U6	13501	23500
	$1,000	1,000	N1-V1 A2-H2	1001	2000

 

Date	Value	Number	Series	from	to
March 1914	$1	100,000	F1-F10 G1-G10	500001	600000
	$5	40,000	A52-U52	670001	710000
	$10	50,000	A28-U28	280001	330000
	$20	10,000	A12-U12	55001	65000
	$50	10,000	A8-U8	11001	21000
	$100	10,000	A7-U7	23501	33500
	$1,000	500	J2-Z2 A3-C3	2001	2500

The original $5 face, back and tint plates were engraved on 3 August 1888. The face was altered on 15 October 1895 by changing the year date, on 15 February 1897 by changing the year date and Serie letter, on 14 October 1897 by changing the Serie letter, and on 19 September 1898 by changing the year date and Serie letter. In March 1901 the ABNC engraved a new face plate, without a Serie letter. The plate was altered on order F12 by changing the year date, on order F147 by changing the year date, on order F319 by changing the year date, on order F685 by changing the year date and removing one signature, and on order F1030 by changing the year date and engraving “Serie”, and on order F1355 by removing the year date and changing one signature^ANBC.$50 Two tint plates (#1 and #2) made on 3 August 1888, one face plate and one back plate both made on order F4151 were all cancelled on 13 April 1932^ANBC.

$100 Two tint plates made on 3 August 1888, one face plate and one back plate both made on order F4138 were all cancelled on 13 April 1932^ANBC.

$1,000 A face plate and a back plate made on order #12 and the three plates made on order F1534 were cancelled on 13 April 1932^ANBC.