Generated by All in One SEO v4.8.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Hometown Currency ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [OCALA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/ocala/) - Archeological investigation has revealed that the area was inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples from as early as 6500 B.C., and there were two lengthy periods of occupation. The second lasted through 500 A.D. In early historic times, the Timucua inhabited the area. Ocala is located near what is thought to have been - [TALLAHASSEE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tallahassee/) - During the 17th century several Spanish missions were established in the territory of the Apalachee to procure food and labor for the colony at St. Augustine. The largest, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, has been partially reconstructed by the state of Florida. The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old - [MADISON](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/madison/) - Madison was founded as the county seat of Madison County in 1827. Named for President James Madison, the town was supported by the surrounding plantations which thrived on the cotton crop. Cotton remained important until the twentieth century. When the railroads connected Madison, the timber and naval stores industries came into play. - [Clearing House Certificates](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/clearing-house-certificates/) - History The New York Clearing House depicted in the 19th Century In the decade before the Clearing House was founded, banking had become increasingly complex. From 1849 to 1853 –years highlighted by the California gold rush and construction of a national railroad system–the number of New York banks increased from 24 to 57. Settlement - [SAINT PETERSBURG](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/st-petersburg/) - The city was co-founded by John C. Williams, formerly of Detroit, who purchased the land in 1876, and by Peter Demens, who was instrumental in bringing the terminus of a railroad there in 1888. St. Petersburg was incorporated on February 29, 1892, when it had a population of only some 300 people. It was - [Florida Documents Signed by Governors](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-documents-signed-by-governors/) - [Trade Tokens Q-S](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-q-s/) - [Trade Tokens A-C](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-a-c/) - In the study of numismatics, tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of tokens is part of exonumia. Tokens are used in place of coins and either have a denomination shown or implied by size, color or shape. "Tokens" are often made of cheaper metals: copper, pewter, aluminum, brass and tin - [Trade Tokens D-G](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-d-g/) - [Trade Tokens T-Z](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-t-z/) - [GRACEVILLE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/graceville/) - Graceville emerged in the years after the Civil War. A Confederate veteran named Captain Henry B. Grace, who settled with his family in the area, gave the town its name. In 1902 Graceville was incorporated when it was discovered that the L&N Railroad was extending a line from Georgiana, Alabama to Graceville. For many - [State Notes 1861-1865 Civil War Currency](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/state-notes/) - After seceding from the Union on January 11, 1861, Florida joined the Confederacy on Jan. 28, 1861. An act providing for the issuance of Treasury Notes was passed by the General Assembly on Feb. 14, 1861. Thus began the first printing (FIRST ISSUE) of State of Florida notes, with dates of September to December 1861. - [Trade Tokens H-J](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-h-j/) - [/accordion] [/accordion] - [Wooden Nickels](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/wooden-nickels/) - Wooden nickels were most commonly issued in the U.S. in the 1930s, after the start of the Great Depression. It was during this decade that some banks and chambers of commerce in the United States issued wooden nickels with expiration dates to mitigate difficulties faced by merchants in making change at times of instability. - [MARIANNA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/marianna/) - Marianna was founded in 1828 and named the county seat the following year, supplanting the earlier settlement of Webbville, which soon dissolved and no longer exists. It is the final resting place of the Confederate governor of Florida, Governor John Milton, and the scene of a minor Civil War battle between a small home - [Tokens, Saloon](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-saloon/) - Saloon tokens were used from the 1880s to the late teens when Prohibition closed all the saloons in the United States. A customer would enter the saloon and order a beer, whiskey, game of pool, or a cigar. When the customer paid for the item and needed change, the proprietor would give him his - [Trade Tokens O-P](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-o-p/) - [Check Collection](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/check-collection/) - [Tokens, Military](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-military/) - History Sources: Wikipedia - [Trade Tokens M-N](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-m-n/) - [/accordion] - [DAYTONA BEACH](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/daytona-beach/) - The area where Daytona Beach is today was once inhabited by the indigenous Timucuan Indians who lived in fortified villages. The Timucuas were nearly exterminated by contact with Europeans through war, enslavement and disease and became extinct as a racial entity through assimilation and attrition during the 18th century. The Seminole Indians, descendants of - [Trade Tokens K-L](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/trade-tokens-k-l/) - [/accordio - [Commemorative Medallions](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/commemorative-medallions/) - [Tokens, Encasements](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-encasements/) - An "Encased Coin" is a coin, frequently a cent, that has been forcibly inserted into an aluminum blank or an encasement of other composition. Then it is placed into a press that squeezes the ring to hold the coin tight and adds advertisements and other elements to the encasement. Frequently one side will have a - [WEST PALM BEACH](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/westpalmbeach/) - The beginning of the historic period in south Florida is marked by Juan Ponce de León’s first contact with native people in 1513. Europeans found a thriving native population, which they categorized into separate tribes: the Mayaimi in the Lake Okeechobee Basin and the Jaega and Ais people in the East Okeechobee area and - [WINTER HAVEN](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/winter-haven/) - In 1819, after the signing of the Adams-Onís Treaty, the United States gained control of Florida. The first American or European settlers in the area were encouraged to settle here by the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. This act was specifically created to increase the white population in the area as a way to - [DEFUNIAK SPRINGS](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/de-funiak-springs/) - The town was founded by the officers of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, a subsidiary of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The P&A was organized to connect the terminus of the L&N at Pensacola to the western terminus of a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad at River Junction—now Chattahoochee—in the 1880s. It - [TARPON SPRINGS](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tarpon-springs/) - The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico, first attracted attention as a place for winter homes about 1876. Some of the newly arrived visitors spotted tarpon jumping out of the waters and so named the location Tarpon Springs. The first Greek immigrants arrived in this city during the - [MIAMI](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miami/) - The Miami area was inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous cultures. The Tequestas occupied the area for a thousand years before encountering Europeans. An Indian village of hundreds of people dating to 500-600 B.C. was located at the mouth of the Miami River. In 1566 the explorer, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, claimed it for - [JASPER](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/jasper/) - Jasper was founded close to suplies but far enough away to retain some independence and solitude. Jasper is believed to rest on land thought to be the site of Miccosukee Indians, sub tribe of the Seminole nation. The 1823 Treaty of Moultrie bought the Indian lands and the population was required to move east - [JACKSONVILLE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/jacksonville/) - The area of the modern city of Jacksonville has been inhabited for thousands of years. On Black Hammock Island in the national Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, a University of North Florida team discovered some of the oldest remnants of pottery in the United States, dating to 2500 BC. In the 16th century, the - [Fort Note Collection](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-note-collection/) - [WINTER GARDEN](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/winter-garden/) - The area now known as Winter Garden was once home to a large number of Native Americans. Artifacts found around the lake indicate that Indians inhabited the land for thousands of years, up until the colonization of Florida by Spanish explorers. The earliest European settlers, attracted to the fertile muck soil around Lake Apopka, - [FORT MYERS](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-myers/) - Fort Myers was one of the first forts built along the Caloosahatchee River as a base of operations against the Seminole Indians. Fort Denaud, Fort Thompson, and Fort Dulany (Punta Rassa) all pre-date Fort Myers. When a hurricane destroyed Fort Dulany in October 1841, the military was forced to look for a site less - [CHIPLEY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/chipley/) - Chipley is a city in Washington County, Florida, United States. Its population was 3,605 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. According to the United States Census Bureau estimates of 2005, the city had a population of about 3,682. Chipley is the county seat of Washington County. Originally called "Orange", the city was - [ALACHUA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/alachua/) - Alachua was established in 1884 on a railroad line, after the railroad had bypassed nearby Newnansville. Alachua got a post office in 1887 and was incorporated as a city on 12 April 1905, at which time it had a population of 526 people. Former First National Bank of Alachua, Alachua, FL Building Name First - [National Bank Star Note Collection](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/national-bank-star-note-collection/) - "Between 1878 and 1896, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing added a small star next to the upper plate position letter on the subjects in national bank note printing plates that had been reentered. Reentry is the process in which where design components are repressed into the plate from a roll in order to refurbish - [KEY WEST](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/key-west/) - In 1763, when Great Britain took control of Florida, the community of Spaniards and Native Americans were moved to Havana. Florida returned to Spanish control 20 years later, but there was no official resettlement of the island. Informally the island was used by fishermen from Cuba and from the British, who were later joined - [Postal Commemorative Covers](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-commemorative-covers/) - JAN. 10, 1861 FLORIDA SECEDES FROM UNION 125 YEARS AGO 1986 1976 Tallahassee, Fla. 50 states USA Bicentennial "State Flags" 1945, MAR. 3. FLORIDA 100 YEARS OF STATEHOOD FIRST DAY COVER March 3, 1945. 100th. Anniversary of statehood FDC Miami, Fla. "Beat the drum for Liberty and the Spirit - [Magnolia, Wakulla](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/magnolia/) - In June 1827, only 6 years after Spain ceded Florida to the United States, four brothers from Maine- John, George, Nathanial and Weld Hamlin- founded the town of Magnolia on the St. Marks river just north of the existing town of St. Marks. The Ladd family also married into the Hamlin family and helped - [MILTON](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/milton/) - Milton was settled in the early 1800s as a small village centered on the lumber industry. The town was formerly known as Scratch Ankle, because of the briars and bramble that grew in the area. Its current name most likely comes from "Milltown," since Milton had the largest mill around. Milton was incorporated as - [Advertising Mirrors](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/advertisingmirrors/) - FIVE- STAR MAINTENANCE CO. Traffic Markings, Power Sweeper Service, Patching- Paving. Phone FR 9-7751 1023 S. Miami Ave. MIAMI, FLORIDA - [Advertising Notes](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/advertising-notes/) - During the late 19th century and early 20th century, many companies used currency "look a likes" to advertise their company and certainly to get peoples attention. These notes were often printed to look like early Federal notes, or confederate notes and would have the company name, address and their products listed on them. - [Gold Coins of The Treasure Coast](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/gold-coins-of-the-treasure-coast/) - Florida's "Treasure Coast" name was most likely coined in the early 1960's as a result of treasure found along Florida's coast by treasure salvers Kip Wagner and Mel Fisher. Kip Wagner, recovered the first pieces of gold and silver from the 1715 fleet in January 1961, near the Sebastian Inlet. By the end of - [LEESBURG](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/leesburg/) - Leesburg was first settled in 1857 by Evander McIver Lee. Several of Evander Lee's brothers followed him to the area and opened a store in 1866. One of these brothers, Calvin Lee, was credited with giving the town its name. While in Palatka to secure provisions for his store, Calvin Lee met Col. H.L. - [Postal Saving System](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-saving-system/) - [Tokens, Masonic](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-masonic/) - These items are issued by specialized Masonic lodges called "Royal Arch Masons". Royal Arch Masons are also called "York Rite Masons". The abbreviation "RAM" or "R.A.M." is "Royal Arch Masons". The emblem "HTWSSTKS" means "Hiram of Tyre, Widow's Son, Sent To King Solomon". Some have the Biblical Ark of the Covenent on them. Mark - [BARTOW](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bartow/) - A Spanish map of the Florida peninsula drawn in 1527 shows a native settlement called Rio de la Paz near present day Bartow. Little is known about these Native Americans who made their home near present day Bartow, but it is likely that they suffered the same fate as pre-Columbian natives elsewhere - death - [QUINCY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/quincy/) - Established in 1828, Quincy is the county seat of Gadsden County, and was named for John Quincy Adams. Quincy is located 20 miles (32 km) west of Tallahassee, Fla., via Highway 90 West, Quincy lies in the rolling hills of North Florida. Part of the woodlands run along the banks of the Ochlockonee River, - [LAKE CITY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/lake-city/) - The site of Lake City was a Seminole village named Alpata Telophka or Hvlpvtv Tvlofv, meaning "Alligator Village". By 1830, a Euro-American town called Alligator was established, adjacent to the Seminole town. The city was incorporated and changed to its current name in 1859. The name was changed because the mayor's wife, who had - [ORLANDO](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/orlando/) - Brief History of the Orlando area currency. - [SARASOTA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/sarasota/) - European settlers arrived in significant numbers in the late 1840s. The area already had a Spanish name, Zara Zote, on maps dating back to the early eighteenth century, and it was retained as Sara Sota. The initial settlers were attracted by the climate and the bounty of Sarasota Bay. Sarasota has been governed by - [TAMPA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tampa/) - In 1823, the United States imposed upon the leaders of the Seminoles to sign the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, which created a large Indian reservation in the interior of peninsular Florida. The U.S. government then built a series of forts and trading posts throughout the territory to enforce the provisions of the treaty. As - [PLANT CITY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/plant-city/) - Plant City's original name was Ichepucksassa (also known as Idasukshed) after the Indian village that once occupied the territory.Its name caused so much confusion that the city was renamed Cork, after the postmaster's Irish hometown. It was finally given the name Plant City in commemoration of Henry B. Plant and his railroad, which significantly - [Florida Tax Stamps](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-tax-stamps/) - Florida Fertilizer Inspection Tax State Revenue Stamp 8 1/3 SRS Cat. #FT19 1914 Florida Revenue Feed Inspection Tax Stamp, paid on 100 Pounds Feed Florida Agriculture Revenue Stamp, PH1, 50 LBS. Florida Feed Inspection Fee Stamps Paid 5 Pounds; 8 1/3 Pounds; 50 Pounds - [Tokens, Amusement](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-amusement/) - [Tokens, Non Local](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-non-local/) - [PENSACOLA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/pensacola/) - The original inhabitants of the Pensacola Bay area were Native American peoples. At the time of European contact, a Muskogean-speaking tribe known to the Spanish as the Pensacola lived in the region. This name was not recorded until 1677, but the tribe appear to be the source of the name "Pensacola" for the bay and - [BROOKSVILLE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/brooksville/) - Fort DeSoto, a military fort established about 1840 to protect settlers from the Seminoles, was located at the northeastern edge of present day Brooksville on Croom Road about one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 41. Fort DeSoto was also a trading post a regular stop on the Concord Stage Coach Line which ran from - [BRADENTON](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bradenton-3/) - The area that would become Bradenton (originally spelled "Bradentown") was first explored in 1539 by the Spanish during the famous expedition led by Hernando De Soto. The original town of Bradentown was incorporated on May 19, 1903. The city took the name of Dr. Joseph Braden, whose nearby fort-like house was a refuge for - [Bonds, Railroad](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/railroad-bonds/) - List of railroads incorporated in Florida Most of the railroads were chartered by the Florida State Legislature, but some were incorporated under the general incorporation laws. The Legislature met every two years, which is why most railroads were incorporated in odd-numbered years. Between 1831 and 1939, the territory and state of Florida chartered - [Alafia](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/alafia/) - Alafia Alafia, located on the military road connecting Fort Meade and Tampa, which had originally been a Seminole trail, is one of Hillsborough County's oldest communities. It dates back to circe 1842 when Prussian immigrants settled in the area, including Antoine Wordehoff. The military, in 1849, established Fort Alafia, a stockade and supply depot, with - [Boca Raton](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/boca-raton/) - In Spanish "Boca" means "mouth" and "Ratón" means "mouse" (not "rat" as is it is commonly mistranslated.) However, in nautical terms the word "Boca" refers to an inlet. - [Bay Port](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bay-port/) - The Village of Bay Port, located at the mouth of the Weeki Wachee River sprang up in the early 1850s as a supply and cotton port. During the American Civil War, Union naval squadrons blockaded Florida's coasts to prevent goods and supplies from passing into and out of the State. By 1863 the East - [Amelia Island](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/amelia-island/) - After the British evacuation, Mary Mattair, her children, and a farmhand were the sole occupants left on Amelia island. She had received a grant from Governor Tonyn of the property on the bluff overlooking the Amelia River. Following the exchange of flags in 1784, the Spanish Crown allowed Mary to remain on the island. - [APALACHICOLA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/apalachicola/) - Cottonton, first settled in 1821 around the mouth of the Apalachicola River. had grown into a customs port by 1824 with Charles Jenkins as customs collector. In 1827, the town was incorporated as West Point, and received its present-day name of Apalachicola in 1831 by an by an Act of the Legislative Council of - [Argyle](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/argyle/) - Argyle Argyle is an unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida, located on U.S. Route 90, 4.2 miles east of DeFuniak Springs. Its pos office has been in operation since 1883. The $65 promissory note, shown below, was to the Wrought Iron Range Company, St. Louis, Missouri, fro the balance due on the purchase of - [Sharon Towns Currency](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/sharon-towns-currency/) - Examples of an unissued and an issued Schoharie County, New York 3 cent notes Oct. 1815 - [Postal Reply Coupon](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-reply-coupon/) - "Exchangeable in any country of the Universal Postal Union for a postage stamp or postage stamps representing the amount of postage for an ordinary single rate letter destined for a foreign country." - [Orange Springs](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/orange-springs/) - John William Pearson John William Pearson Born (1808-01-19)January 19, 1808 Union County, South Carolina Died September 30, 1864(1864-09-30) (aged 56) Augusta, Georgia Buried at Laurel Grove Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Confederate States of America Service/branch United States Army Confederate States Army Years of service 1835–1842 (USA) 1861–64 (CSA) Rank Captain Commands held - [SANFORD](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/sanford/) - The Mayaca or Jororo Indians inhabited the shores of Lake Monroe at the time of European contact. By 1760, however, war and disease had decimated the tribe, which would be replaced by the Seminole Indians. Florida was acquired by the United States from Spain in 1821, but the Seminole Wars would delay settlement. In - [Postal Covers](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-covers/) - Florida's history may be divided into the pre-Spanish period, up to 1513, the first Spanish Period, 1513-1763, the British Period, 1763-1784, the Second Spanish Period, 1784-1819, the American Government (pre-territorial) Period, July 10, 1821, to March 29, 1822, the Territorial Period, March 30, 1822, to March 2, 1845, and the Statehood Period from March - [Millview](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/millview/) - Millview is believed to have had inhabitants as far back as the second Spanish Occupation however, not until the lumber industry emerged in the 1860's did the town begin to flourish. In 1873 the Lumber companies united together and established the Pensacola Perdido Railroad. Source: Wikipedia - [Palma Sola](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/palma-sola/) - James Warner moved to Manatee County, Florida with his family in 1868 hoping to heal from an illness. Mr. Warner's son, Warburton founded a town naming it "Palma Sola", promoting it as the youngest and largest town where liquor sales were prohibited. The name commemorates a single tall date palm tree on nearby Snead Island. Warners - [ARCADIA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/arcadia-2/) - "The Rev. James Madison ("Boss") Hendry (1839–1922) named the town in honor of Arcadia Albritton (1861–1932), a daughter of Thomas H. and Fannie (Waldron) Albritton, pioneer settlers. Arcadia had baked him a cake for his birthday and he appreciated it so much that he named the city after her." During the late 19th century - [Saint Joseph](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/st-joseph/) - As no rivers flowed into St. Joseph Bay, two railroads were built connecting St. Joseph with the Apalachicola River in an attempt to siphon off some of the cotton and lumber being shipped down the river to the port of Apalachicola. By 1837 St. Joseph had become the most populous place in the Territory - [FERNANDINA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fernandina/) - During later colonial times the site of the future settlement gained military importance because of its deep harbor and its strategic location near the northern boundary of Spanish Florida. On January 1, 1811, the town of Fernandina, which was about a mile from the present city, was named in honor of King Ferdinand VII - [Panama "Park"](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/panama/) - Panama was once a small isolated community located on the trout river just a few miles north of the central business section of modern Jacksonville. In the years to follow Jacksonville developed from a few settlers to a small village. The growing community soon became important consumer of Sibbalds lumber, Florida's first steam sawmill on - [College Currency](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/college-currency/) - College Currency were notes used by business colleges in the training of their students in banking and accounting. While issued by many colleges in the U.S. these are the only known notes from the state of Florida. - [Depression Scrip](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/depression-script/) - Depression scrip was used during the depression era (1930's) as a substitute for government issued currency. Because of the banks closing temporarily and the lack of physical currency, someone had to come up with another form of currency to keep the economy going and a way for trade to continue. Therefore the old idea of local currency - [U.S. 1976 $2 Bicentennial Notes](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1976-2-bicentennial-notes/) - On April 13, 1976, the Treasury Department reintroduced the $2 bill as a cost-saving measure. Series 1976 $2 bills were redesigned and issued as a Federal Reserve Note. The obverse design remains basically unchanged since 1928 and features the same portrait of Jefferson. A green treasury seal and serial numbers replace the red used - [LIVE OAK](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/live-oak/) - The founding of Live Oak dates back to shortly before the Civil War. Established in 1858, Live Oak was located at a junction between two strategically important railways: one operating between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, and another running south from Dupont, Georgia. The numerous live oak trees in the area likely inspired the naming of - [Shell Cards](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/shell-cards/) - 1867 Greenleaf & Crosby Jewelers (Unlisted in Bowers Shell card Book) No. 9 W. Bay St. Jacksonville, Florida 1868 J.C. Mills Medical Doctor Shell Card (Superior Hair Oils on reverse) Lake Helen, Florida - [Tokens, Food Stamp](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-food-stamp/) - [Zachary Taylor](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/zachary-taylor/) - Rare Mezzotint front face and side view of Zachary Taylor, mounted on marble. 1848-59a Zachary Taylor made in Pewter measuring 67.8MM. Still has Original hanger loop although back stand is lost 1848 Zachary Taylor medal made of Brass, measuring 30.2MM 1848-13 Zachary Taylor, White metal measuring 30.7MM The DeWitt entries for this type are a - [CLERMONT](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/clermont/) - In 1868 Herring Hooks of Americus, Georgia moved into the area of what was to become Clermont. Mr. Hooks bought most of the surrounding area for $1.00 per acre and moved his family, his orange groves and tomato fields onto part of his property. Clermont was founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1916. The city - [Tokens, Transportation](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-transportation/) - Transit tokens in the United States date to 1831, when brass coins were minted for John Gibbs’s U.S.M. stage in New Jersey. Horsecar tokens were issued more widely in the 1830s, as were tokens for horse-drawn omnibuses. By 1897, the U.S. had its first subway in Boston, and in 1904 the New York subway - [Colonial FL East (Spanish)](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/colonial-east-spanish/) - This 1 of only 6 known Charles the Fourth 1789 Florida Proclamation metal acquisition helps link east (Spanish) and west (British) Florida with 2 important colonial items. The first being the 177_ Pensacola West Florida note British Florida (acquired in March 2015) with Spanish colony east Florida Saint Augustine 1789 celebrating Spain’s new king Charles the Fourth. Produced by Zespedes, Spain’s colonial - [GAINESVILLE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/gainesville/) - Hernando de Soto and his army passed through Gainesville in August 1539 towards the beginning of their four-year exploration of what is now the southeastern United States, the third village where they stayed, Utinamocharra, having been in the dense cluster east of Moon Lake at the northwestern edge of present-day Gainesville. The Native Americans, - [Cedar Key](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/cedar-key/) - While evidence suggests human occupation as far back as 500 BC, the first maps of the area date to 1542, when it was labeled "Las Islas Sabines" by a Spanish cartographer. An archaeological dig at Shell Mound, 9 miles (14 km) north of Cedar Key, found artifacts dating back to 500 BC in the - [SAINT CLOUD](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/st-cloud/) - During the 1870s, Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia took an interest in developing the region while on fishing trips with Henry Shelton Sanford, founder of the city of Sanford. Disston contracted with the Florida Internal Improvement Fund, then in receivership, to pay $1 million to offset its Civil War and Reconstruction debt. In exchange, Disston - [FORT LAUDERDALE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-lauderdale-3/) - The area in which the city of Fort Lauderdale would later be founded was inhabited for more than a thousand years by the Tequesta Indians. Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century proved disastrous for the Tequesta, as the Europeans unwittingly brought with them diseases, such as smallpox, to which the native populations - [Micanopy](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/micanopy/) - In 1539 Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando De Soto noted a Timucuan Indian village at the site of present-day Micanopy. Over two hundred years later, the American naturalist William Bartram recorded his impressions of a proto-Seminole village named Cuscowilla in this same locale. By the time Spain ceded its Florida provinces to the U.S. - [CORAL GABLES](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/coral-gables/) - Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the development of the gated community and the homeowners association. It is famous for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Edgar Merrick during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival Style. - [Florida Alligator Border Postcards](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-alligator-border-postcards/) - Perhaps nothing symbolizes Florida in the popular imagination more than the American Alligator. From the earliest Native American and European explorers to the present day, visitors have maintained a fascination with the cold-blooded, freshwater reptile. With a name derived from the Spanish word legarto (the lizard), alligators can grow to an average of 13 to - [Florida Souvenir Sheets](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-souvenir-sheets/) - [Camp Blanding](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/camp-blanding/) - Camp Blanding owes its location on the shore of Kingsley Lake to the United States Navy's desire to establish a Naval Air Station (NAS) on the banks of the St. Johns River, south of Jacksonville, in the late 1930s. The site that would eventually become Naval Air Station Jacksonville was already the location of - [Fort Pickens Medals](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-pickens-medals/) - Unique Framed Double Set of the 1861 Defense of Fort Pickens Medals Made for Lieutenant Adam Slemmer, USA and his command. The set presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Presentation Double Set of the Adam Slemmer Defense of Fort Pickens, Florida Medals, 1861. Two - [LAKELAND](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/lakeland/) - The first Paleo-indians reached the central Florida area near the end of the last ice age, as they followed big game south. As the ice melted and sea levels rose, these Native Americans ended up staying and thrived on the peninsula for thousands of years. By the time the first Spanish conquistadors arrived, there - [Bonds, State](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bonds-state/) - [Bonds, City](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bonds-city/) - [Recent Acquisitions ](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/recent-acquisitions/) - Here are some of our acquisitions in past months. - [Ellaville](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/ellaville/) - Ellaville was established in the 1860's by governor George Drew. He was a machinist by trade. Drew moved from New York to Columbus Georgia where he manufactured iron and produced lumber. In 1867 backed by New York financier Louis Bucki he purchased thousands of acres of timber from the State of Florida and a - [Colonial FL West (British)](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/colonial-pensacola-note/) - Little is known about this Colonial Pensacola note other than there being two, one in green color ink (listed above) and the other in Salmon color ink According to Daniel Cassidy's book "During the 1770's Pensacola was serving as the capital of West Florida under British rule, an issue of paper money was prepared. - [Mount Pleasant](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/mount-pleasant/) - Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida, United States. It is located near the intersection of Veterans' Memorial Highway and Mt. Pleasant Road. Mt. Pleasant borders the city of Gretna and the St. John/Robertsville community. It also borders the city of Chattahoochee. - [MIAMI BEACH](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miami-beach/) - In 1870, a father and son, Henry and Charles Lum, purchased the land for 25 cents an acre. The first structure to be built on this uninhabited oceanfront was the Biscayne House of Refuge, constructed in 1876 by the United States Life-Saving Service at approximately 72nd Street. Its purpose was to provide food, water, - [PALATKA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/palatka/) - The area was once the domain of the Timucuan peoples, two tribes of which existed in the Palatka region under chiefs Saturiwa and Utina. They fished bass and mullet, or hunted deer, turkeys, bear and opossum. Others farmed beans, corn, melons, squash, and tobacco. However, infectious disease that came with European contact and war - [Cork](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/cork/) - Originally Cork was called Itchepuckessa. It was basically cattle raising country with very little population. Jacob Summerlin was one of the most successful cattlemen of the time. He was the owner of the post office and the general store. Summerlin sold his store after the Civil War began and became a full time - [DELAND](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/deland/) - Known as Persimmon Hollow for the wild persimmon trees that grow around the natural springs, the area was originally accessible only by steamboat up the St. Johns River. It was settled in 1874 by Captain John Rich, who built a log cabin. Henry Addison DeLand, a baking soda magnate from Fairport, New York, visited - [SAINT AUGUSTINE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/st-augustine/) - Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain in the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty, ratification of the treaty took place in 1821, and it officially became a U.S. possession as the Florida Territory in 1822. Andrew Jackson, a future president, was appointed as the military governor, succeeded by William Pope Duval as territorial governor - [Stage Coach Money](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/stage-coach-money/) - [Iola](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/iola/) - The town of Iola boomed in 1835 on the heals of a Supreme Court ruling regarding Apalachicola lands and the founding of St. Joseph. By 1841 the yellow fever had hit which was followed by a hurricane leading to the destruction of the entire town by 1842. Most notes known on this town are - [Fort Pierce](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-pierce/) - Allied and American invasion experiences in Africa and on Pacific Islands convinced United States military leaders of the need for instruction in amphibious combat techniques. Because of the protective barrier islands along the Florida Atlantic Coast, Fort Pierce was determined to be an ideal location for training in amphibious warfare. Participants here gained instruction - [Jennings](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/jennings/) - Jennings Town in Florida Jennings is a town in Hamilton County, Florida, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 843. Wikipedia Area: 1.799 sq miles (4.66 km²) - [Tokens, Drink A-G](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokensdrinka-g/) - [Tokens, Drink H-Z](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/tokens-drink-h-z/) - [Miami Ohio](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miami-ohio/) - [Browse Videos of Florida's Historical Towns and Banks](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/historicalbankvideos/) - Browse Videos of Florida's Historical Towns and Banks - [Mr. and Mrs. Youngerman attend the inagural "The Value of Money" exhibit](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/mr-and-mrs-youngerman-attend-the-inagural-the-value-of-money-exhibit/) - Mr. and Mrs. Youngerman were proud to attend support the Smithsonians new exhibition of its National Numismatic Collection. The new exhibit titled "The Value of Money" provides a broad view of numismatics spanning over 2,600 years including the origins of money, monetary technologies, and the cultural and political messages conveyed in money depending on geographical location and time. - [PANAMA CITY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/panama-city/) - Established between 1884 and 1886 Panama City was originally called Park Resort. A Post Office was opened in 1886 and in 1889 the town was renamed Harrison to honor President Benjamin Harrison. In 1909 the name Panama City was chosen when the towns people decided to incorporate. Interest swirled around the construction of the - [Postal Notes](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-notes/) - Postal notes were the specialized money order successors to the United States Department of the Treasury's postage and fractional currency. They were created so Americans could safely and inexpensively (for a three cent fee) send sums of money under $5 to distant places. Postal Notes were privately produced by three different firms in six - [Florida Historical Documents](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-historical-documents/) - The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River R'Y Co. Payroll Record for the named employees and their duties, "time, rate, amount, transportation department" Signed by W.L. Crawford, Superintendent. March 20, 1871 Hernando County, Zacharial Seward elected sheriff pledging 4 years of service with this $2000 Bond. Monday, December 3, 1855, Waybill for the - [Bonds, Territorial](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/bonds-territorial/) - [Dutton Island](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/dutton/) - The town of Dutton was created after the Civil War, along the Florida Railroad. It was developed by the timber firm Dutton and Rixford. Rixford also had resin and turpentine stills as well as a sawmill. During 1875 Dutton was granted a postoffice. As the forests began to disappear, so did the town of - [Florida, New York](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-new-york/) - Consistory of The Reformed Dutch Church Florida New York Nov. 14, 1814. The Town of Florida is located in Montgomery County, New York. It includes the hamlets of Minaville, Scotch Bush, and Fort Hunter. The Town is 50.4 square miles in size and has a population of over 2,700 and is located on the - [Miami Oklahoma](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miami-oklahoma/) - [Miami Kansas](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miami-kansas/) - [Brunswick & Florida](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/brunswick-florida/) - BRUNSWICK & FLORIDA STEAM BOAT & STAGE LINE (LATE 1830's TO 1840's) These notes functioned both as tickets and currency at any of the company offices. As tickets they were good for a seat on a specific trip between Charleston and Mobile (or between Mobile and Charleston) via Apalachicola, St. Joseph, St. Marks, Tallahassee and - [18__ Fernandina $3 Obsolete Note](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fernandinaobsoletenote/) - 18__ Fernandina $3 Obsolete Note Signed by; George N. Call, Treasurer & L.E. Larkin, Superintendent - [PALM BEACH](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/palm-beach/) - Palm Beach was established as a resort by Henry Morrison Flagler, a founder of Standard Oil, who made the Atlantic coast barrier island accessible via his Florida East Coast Railway. The nucleus of the community was established by Flagler's two luxury resort hotels, the Royal Poinciana Hotel and The Breakers Hotel. West Palm Beach - [State of Florida Civil War Currency ](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/state-of-florida-civil-war-currency/) - [CLEARWATER](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/clearwater/) - Present-day Clearwater was originally the home of the Tocobaga people. Around 1835, the United States Army began construction of Fort Harrison, named after William Henry Harrison, as an outpost during the Seminole Wars. The fort was located on a bluff overlooking Clearwater Harbor, which later became part of an early 20th-century residential development called - [LAKE WORTH](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/lake-worth/) - A native American tribe known as the Jaega were the earliest reported inhabitants of the section of the Florida Atlantic coast in the areas of Martin and Palm Beach Counties. Remains of shell mounds can be found near the Jupiter inlet, inland in what is now Boynton Beach and just south of the Boynton - [Postal History](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-history/) - Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is attributed to Robson Lowe, a professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer, who made - [PERRY](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/perry/) - Perry was established in 1858 and was believed to be named after Governor Madison Starke Perry. Perry was located in what was considered the cotton plantation belt, around the turn of the century the lumber and naval stores industries became prominent. These industries all fell victim to the depressed conditions in the Florida panhandle - [Monticello](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/monticello/) - Monticello was established in 1827 and was founded to be the county seat of Jefferson County. During the depression of the 1930s, many of the residents of Monticello could not afford to build new homes and the houses were renovated or restored. Source: Wikipedia - [Highland](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/highland/) - Little is known about the earliest history of Highland. It is yet another small community that grew up along the right of way of the Florida Railroad. Highland is located between Maxville and Lawtey. the residents were engaged in truck farming, the lumber industry, and the growth of citrus. The small settlement was supported - [Manatee](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/manatee/) - Manatee located on the Manatee River developed as a result of the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. Many plantation owners from the panhandle had been ruined in 1937 and were looking for a place to start over. Robert Gamble and Dr. Joseph Braden came to the Manatee River region to plant sugar. Both men - [LAKE HAMILTON](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/lake-hamilton/) - Lake Hamilton was named for the large lake upon which it was situated. It came into being in the mid teens when the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad opened a station in 1914. Banking services were made available to the area residents when the first National Bank of Lake Hamilton opened for business. Source: Wikipedia - [Florida Currency Museum Open Showcasing The William Youngerman Collection](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/florida-currency-museum-open-showcasing-the-william-youngerman-collection/) - [VERO](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/vero/) - Vero materialized in 1891 along the East Coast Railroad of Florida. The Post office was also established in that year by John T. Gifford, naming the town after Gifford's wives first name, Vero. Vero was incorporated for the benefit of its 762 residents on June 10, 1919. Source: Wikipedia - [PUNTA GORDA](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/punta-gorda/) - The name "Punta Gorda" has been on maps at least since 1851, referring to a point of land that juts into Charlotte Harbor, an estuary off the Gulf of Mexico. During the late 1800s early settlers began to arrive in the Punta Gorda area. Frederick and Jarvis Howard, Union Army veterans homesteaded an area - [HOMESTEAD](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/homestead/) - Homestead was incorporated in 1913 and is the second oldest city in Miami-Dade County next to the city of Miami. It is located approximately 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Miami, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Key Largo. The name originates from when the Florida East Coast Railway extension to Key West - [FORT MEADE](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-meade-2/) - Fort Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, dating its origins to 1849 when it was an old military road from Tampa (Fort Brooke) to Fort Pierce during the Indian wars. The 1880s business district was located on old Wire Street (now Broadway), which was a casualty of 4 devastating fires. Today, there - [AVON PARK](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/avon-park/) - The first permanent settler in Avon Park was Oliver Martin Crosby, a Connecticut native who moved to the area in 1884 to study the wildlife of the Everglades. By 1886, enough people had followed that the town of "Lake Forest" was founded. An English woman who had settled in the area convinced Crosby that - [Territorial Treasury Notes 1829-1831](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/territorial-treasury-notes/) - FIRST ISSUE 1829 On November 22, 1828, Governor Duval signed "an act to authorize the issuing of treasury warrants". These notes were to be received for payment of debts to the territory and could be used to purchase public lands. First issue notes are known in 50 cent, dollar,2 dollar, 3 dollar, and 5 - [Silver Spring](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/silver-spring/) - Proskey Brothers Store (c. 1886) The brothers Samuel, A.S. and Winfield Proskey operated a general store, saw mill and hotel. They issued these very rare punch cards and round cardboard 5, 10, and 25 cent "checks". The larger cards listed below are the only ones which actually have their name and location printed on them. - [Clayno](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/clayno/) - Bradford County, 1920 Clayno, Florida, was located in Bradford County and hosted a post office from 1904 to 1908. Nothing is known at this time about this issuer Lawrence Wiggins. - [Fort Blount](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/fort-blount/) - A Spanish map of the Florida peninsula drawn in 1527 shows a native settlement called Rio de la Paz near present day Bartow. Little is known about these Native Americans who made their home near present day Bartow, but it is likely that they suffered the same fate as pre-Columbian natives elsewhere - death by - [Central](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/central/) - The town of Central Florida was located in Marion County where a post office operated between 1899-1907. Currently nothing is known of this issuer C.E. Melton. - [LaCrosse](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/lacrosse/) - LaCrosse was an agricultural village by 1860, in an area mostly given over to cotton farming at the time. A post office was opened in LaCrosse in 1881, LaCrosse Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1884 and LaCrosse was incorporated as a town on 17 December 1897. Source: Wikipedia - [Miccosukee](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/miccosukee/) - Miccosukee is a historical small unincorporated community in northeastern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is located at the junction of County Road 59 (Veterans Memorial Drive) and County Road 151 (Moccasin Gap Road). Miccosukee was a major center of the Miccosukee tribe, one of the tribes of the developing Seminole nation, during - [New River Bradford County](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/new-river-bradford-county/) - New River County was created in 1858. It was renamed Bradford County in 1861. It was named for Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island, becoming the first Confederate officer from Florida to die during the Civil War. Union County was - [Port Richey](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/port-richey/) - In 1883, Aaron M. Richey arrived from St. Joseph, Missouri, and settled near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River. He established a post office in his home on July 9, 1884. Port Richey was incorporated as a municipality in 1925, in response to the incorporation of New Port Richey the previous year. A - [Starke](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/386/) - An Act of Congress in 1850, granting Florida all of the swamp and overflowed lands owned by the U.S. Government within the state for the purpose of internal improvement, did more than any one thing to encourage construction of railroads into the interior and bring about the settlement of the State. Heretofore, most of - [1882 $100 Tallahassee Brown Back Note ](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1882-100-brown-back-note/) - 1882 $100 Brown Back Note. Charter #4132 Tallahassee Signed by W.C. Lewis, Cashier and George Lewis, President. Only 3 are known to exist. - [Postal Money Order Coupons](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/postal-money-order-coupons/) - Postal Money Order Coupons Collection of 96 different Florida town issued money orders arranged alphabetically. Included in these coupons are the coupon serial numbers, remitter Signatures, payee signatures, the written amount for the money order, and the issuing town with office number. - [1865 $500 Tallahassee, FL.](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1865-500-tallahassee-fl/) - January 1, 1865. $500 Note Tallahassee, FL. State of Florida Civil War Currency - [1902 $10 Note West Palm Beach, FL. Charter #12057](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-10-note-west-palm-beach-fl-charter-12057/) - 1902 Plain Back Third Charter $10 Note. American National Bank of West Palm Beach FL. Charter #12057 granted on Dec.1, 1921, merged just 2 years later with FNB. Finest of two notes known on bank. - [1882 $10 Jacksonville Note Charter #3327](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/10-jacksonville-note-charter-3327/) - Series 1882 Brown Back $10 Note issued March 30, 1885 from The National Bank of The State of Florida, Jacksonville. Charter #3327. Signed by T.P. Denham, cashier and Henry B. Tomkins, president. Only note known on bank. - [1875 $5 Pensacola Note Charter #2490](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/5-pensacola-charter-2490/) - 1875 Series First Charter $5 Note issued Ausgust 30, 1880 from The First National Bank of Pensacola, FL. Charter #2490 Signed by J.S. Leonard, cashier and F.C. Brent, president. Only four notes known representing the only 1875 First Charter notes for the state of Florida. - [1902 $5 Key West Note Charter #7942](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-5-note-key-west-charter-7942/) - 1902 Red seal Series $5 Note dated August 19, 1905 from The Island City National Bank of Key West, FL. Charter #7942 Signed by E.M. Martin, cashier and George S. Waite, president. Unique red seal note. - [1902 $50 Bartow Note Charter #4627](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-50-bartow-note-charter-4627/) - 1902 Date Back Third Charter $50 Note from The Polk County National Bank of Bartow Charter #4627, on Sept. 11, 1891. Signed by E.L. Wirt, cashier and T.L. Wilson, president. Only note known on bank - [1882 $50 Jacksonville Note Charter #3869](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1882-50-jacksonville-note-charter-3869/) - 1882 Brown Back 2nd Charter Series $50 Note dated April 14, 1888 from The National Bank of Jacksonville, FL. Charter #3869, signed by Bion H. Barnett, cashier and William B. (W.B.) Barnett as president. - [$20 St. Augustine Note Charter #3462](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/20-st-augustine-note-charter-3462/) - Series 1902 Date Back $20 Note dated Feb. 17, 1906 from The First National Bank of St. Augustine, FL. Charter #3462. Signed by G.B. Lamar, Jr. cashier and John T. Dismukes, president. St.Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. - [1902 $20 Jacksonville Note Charter #9049](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-20-jacksonville-note-charter-9049/) - Series 1902 Red Seal $20 Note. Bank chartered March 2, 1908 The Barnett Bank of Jacksonville, FL. Charter #9049, signed by George DeSaussure cashier and Bion H. Barnett, president. - [1882 $5 Palatka Note Charter #3223](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1882-5-palatka-note-charter-3223/) - 1882 Series $5 Note issued July 15, 1884 from The First National Bank of Palatka, FL. Charter #3223 Only note known on Bank. - [1902 $10 Punta Gorda Note Charter #10512](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-10-punta-gorda-note-charter-10512/) - 1902 Series $10 Note issued April 6, 1917 from The First National Bank of Punta Gorda, FL. Charter #10512 - [1830 $3 Tallahassee Territory of Florida Note](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/3-territory-of-florida-note/) - June 3, 1830 $3 Territorial Note. Tallahassee, FL. Printed by N&S.S. Jocelyn, New Haven. - [1902 $10 Date Back Fort Meade, FL. Charter #10386](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/1902-10-date-back-fort-meade-fl-charter-10386/) - 1902 $10 Date Back Note from Fort Meade, FL. Charter #10386 ## Pages - [Home](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/) - One of the South's largest wholesale dealers of genuine, numismatic items. We specialize in Florida Notes and Currency dating back to the Civil War and beyond - [Contact Us](https://www.hometowncurrency.org/contact-us/) - William Youngerman, Inc. 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