1870 National Bank Note Company (with grill)
A common feature of the 1870 grills are weak grills.
The H grill being weaker than the I grill.
There is also the rare J grill.
An illustration on how to recognize a faked grill from
genuine grill can be found by clicking here



1c - Ultramarine, pale ultramarine or dark ultramarine
5,000,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
P12 - Scott #134 - 1870
1¢ "I" grills are extremely scarce

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
$200
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$10-$32
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$17-$50
-
$290
-
$20-$30
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$23-$50
$2,800
$525
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$300
$15-$45
$4,500
$475
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$65-$150
$16-$50
$4,000
$2,200
-
$220-$525
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$16-$38
$3,250
$1,150
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$18-$65
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$14-$35
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$405
$22-$60
-
$1,600
-
$160-$425
-
Fall 2008
-
-
$21-$40
-
$1,000 ng
90
$280
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,250
95
Spring 2009
-
-
$20-$40
-
$6,500 (I)
95
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
$23-$26
-
$700
90
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
$19-$50
-
$1,400
80
$220
85
Fall 2010
-
$230
$16-$30
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
$24-$75
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
$25-$45
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
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-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


2c - Red Brown, pale red brown or dark red brown
10,000,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
P12 Scott #135 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
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-
-
-
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$300
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$10-$30
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$15-$45
-
-
$400
-
$10-$65
-
Spring 2005
-
$70-$100
$10-$30
-
-
$525-$700
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$50-$75
$11-$45
-
-
-
-
$120
-
Spring 2006
-
$190
$9-$25
-
$3,000-$5,250
$675-$1,800
-
$525-$600
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$8-$28
-
$2,200
$1,000
90J
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$7-$50
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$10-$20
-
$10,500
$3,000
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
$10-$65
-
-
$1,500
-
$300
90J
Fall 2008
-
-
$10-$20
-
-
$4,250
95
$250-$425*
90
Spring 2009
-
-
$8-$20
-
-
$600-$2,100
-
$175
90
Fall 2009
-
$105
$11-$25
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$80 (I)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
$10-$35
-
-
$2,300
90
$500
95
Fall 2010
-
-
$9-$10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$145
90J
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
$150
$8-$20
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
$9-$27
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

* = split grill
(I) = I grill


3c - Green, pale green, deep green or yellow green
50,000,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p12 - Scott #136 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$3-$6
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$150-$475
$2-$9
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$4-$12
$800
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$2-$8
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$50-$65
$3-$14
$1,800-$2,300
-
$750
-
-
-
Fall 2006
-
$99*
$1-$11
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$2-$11
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$1-$4
$4,000
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$75
$1-$4
-
-
-
-
$160
90
Fall 2008
-
-
$1-$4
-
-
$900
90
-
-
Spring 2009
-
$50-$160
$1-$9*
$4,000
98
$275
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
$1-$8
-
-
$1,100
90
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
$1-$7
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
$1-$9
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
$1-$20
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
$105
$1-$10
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

*split grill



3c - Green, pale green, deep green or yellow green
Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
Imperf - Scott #136b - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2008
-
$675 (single)
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
-
-
Fall 2009
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
Fall 2011
-
$650 (pair)
Spring 2012
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-




6c - Carmine, pale carmine or carmine rose
400,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p12 - Scott #137 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
$5,000
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
$90-$150
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
$70-$300
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
$80-$100
-
-
-
$1,450
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$90
-
-
-
-
-
$525
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$130
-
$3,250-$6,750
-
-
-
$350
-
Fall 2006
-
-
$135-$275
-
$3,500
-
$4,750
-
-
-
Spring 2007
-
-
$100-$525*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
$80
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$300 ng
-
$115-$140
-
-
-
$250-$1,350
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
$100
-
-
-
-
-
$500
85
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500
90
Spring 2009
-
-
$120
-
$8,000
-
$2,600
-
-
-
Fall 2009
$1,135
90
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,600
95
Spring 2010
-
-
$140-$200
-
-
-
$5,250
85
$575
90
-
-
$1,025 (I)
90
-
-
-
-
$1,700
95
Fall 2010
-
-
$75
-
-
-
$11,500
95
$450
80
Spring 2011
-
-
$110-$170
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
$100-$175
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,035**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

* = split grill
(I) = I grill
** Soft paper


7c - Vermilion or deep vermilion
100,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p12 - Scott #138 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$45-$70
-
$5,250
-
$160
-
Spring 2005
-
$80-$145
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$65-$120
-
-
-
$450-$1,250
-
Spring 2006
-
$50
$6,250
-
-
$130-$1,100
-
Fall 2006
-
$70-$80
-
$3,250
-
$525
-
Spring 2007
-
$70-$85
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
$11,000
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$70-$115
-
$1,000
-
$2,300
90J
Fall 2008
-
$100-$125
-
$2,300
70
$525
85
-
-
-
-
-
$650
90
Spring 2009
-
$75-$115
$40,000 (I)
$2,600
-
-
-
Fall 2009
-
$85-$125
-
-
-
$2,000
95
-
-
-
-
-
$4,000-$9,500
98
Spring 2010
-
$125-$150
-
-
-
$600
80
Fall 2010
-
$55-$90
-
-
-
$8,500
98
Spring 2011
-
$60-$105
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
$65-$115
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(I) = I grill


10c - Brown, yellow brown or dark brown
80,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p12 -Scott #139 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2004
-
$175-$200
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$170-$180
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
$4,250
-
-
Fall 2005
-
$215
-
$1,450
-
-
Spring 2006
-
$135
-
$1,500
$1,350
-
Fall 2006
-
$110
$4,500
-
$2,300
-
Spring 2007
-
$150
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$135
-
$20,000 (H)
$900
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
$135
$2,800
$1,500
$1,050
-
-
-
-
-
$4,250 (I)
-
Fall 2009
-
$120
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$170
-
-
$700
80
Fall 2010
-
$115-$160
-
-
$800
85
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
$1,200
90
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-

(H) = H grill


12c - Dull Violet
10,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p12 -Scott #140 - 1870
Well centered copies are rare

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$2,500(H)
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
$1,700(H)
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
$4,500 (H)
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
$4,000(H)
-
-
Spring 2006
-
-
-
$18,500 (H)
$950-$8,000 (H)
-
Fall 2006
-
$630 (H)
-
$2,300 (H)
$850-$3,250 (H)
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
-
$385-$1,675 (H)
$220,000* (H)
$19,000(ng) (H)
$6,000 (H)
80
Fall 2009
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$530 (H)
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
$26,000 (I)
$9,500 (H)
90XQ
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-


(H) = H grill (11-13 points wide by 14-16 points)
(I) = I grill (9-11 points wide by 10-13 points tall)


15c - Orange, bright orange or deep orange
80,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
Note: There are only six recorded examples of the I grill variety
See link at the top of this page
p14 - Scott #141 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
$5,550
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
$7,000
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
$16,000
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
$4,250
$625-$2,600
-
Spring 2006
-
$265-$270
-
$3,500
-
$575-$850
-
Fall 2006
-
$195
-
-
$4,250
-
-
Spring 2007
-
$220
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
-
$310
-
$18,500
-
$2,400
-
Fall 2008
-
$775 (H)
-
-
-
$1,900
90
Spring 2009
-
$320
-
$13,500
$3,750
$520
80
-
$1,500
85
-
-
-
-
Fall 2009
$4,550
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
$310
-
-
-
$1,700
90
Fall 2010
-
$390
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
-
-
-
-
$980
85
Fall 2011
-
$175
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,000
80
-
-
-
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-


24c - Purple
2,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
P12 - Scott #142 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
$10,000
-
Fall 2003
-
-
Spring 2004
-
-
Fall 2004
$5,250
-
Spring 2005
-
-
Fall 2005
$3,500-$6,500
-
Spring 2006
$11,000-$25,000
-
Fall 2006
$16,000*
90
Spring 2007
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
Spring 2008
$4,250-$15,000
-
Fall 2008
-
-
Spring 2009
$3,250-$4,750
-
Fall 2009
$4,500-$9,000
-
Spring 2010
$4,500
-
Fall 2010
$12,500
90
Spring 2011
$3,500
-
Fall 2011
$8,000
75
Spring 2012
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-

* shown above


30c - Black or full black
20,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
P12 - Scott #143 - 1870
Centering is usually poor

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
$1,400 (H)
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
-
-
$2,200 (H)
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
$5,250 (H)
$1,100 (H)
-
Spring 2006
-
$14,500 (H)
-
$6,250-$6,500 (H)
-
Fall 2006
-
-
-
$3,250
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2008
$800 (H)
-
$18,000 (H)
$450-$7,000 (H)
-
Fall 2008
$460 (H)
-
-
-
-
Spring 2009
$440-$860 (H)
-
$16,500 (H)
$3,750 (H)
-
Fall 2009
$230 (H)
-
-
$550-$4,500 (H)
-
Spring 2010
$340 (H)
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2011
$310-$600 (H)
-
$5,175 (H)
$2,100 (H)
-
Fall 2011
$785-$800 (H)
-
$65,000 (I)
$2,500-$2,800 (H)
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-

(H) = H grill (11-13 points wide by 14-16 points)
(I) = I grill (9-11 points wide by 10-13 points tall)


90c - Carmine or dark carmine
30,000 - Grilled - White wove paper, thin to medium thick
p14 - Scott #144 - 1870

 
NY Auction Houses
 
Spring 2003
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2003
-
-
-
-
-
$2,200
-
Spring 2004
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2004
-
$1,900
-
-
$2,100
$2,000
-
Spring 2005
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2005
-
-
-
-
-
$2,000
-
Spring 2006
-
-
$35,000
-
-
$625-$6,250
-
Fall 2006
-
$350-$430
-
-
-
$2,200
-
Spring 2007
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2007
-
-
-
-
-
$2,000
80
Spring 2008
-
$440
$30,000
-
-
$2,900-$4,750
-
Fall 2008
-
-
-
-
-
$2,200
80
Spring 2009
-
-
$32,500-$85,000
-
-
$1,100
-
Fall 2009
$2,895
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2010
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2010
-
$305
$28,000
80
-
-
-
Spring 2011
-
$540
-
-
$2,875-$17,500
-
-
Fall 2011
-
-
-
-
-
$5,000
-
Spring 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2012
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fall 2013
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Spring 2014
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

 
 

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