Kansas Paper Money: An Illustrated History, 1854-1935

The territory and state of Kansas was only in existence for a small part of the United States obsolete note-issuing period, which lasted from the early 1800s until about 1866. Having become a territory in 1854 and a state in 1861, Kansas had about 10 years in which its bankers and merchants issued the obsolete notes that have become such popular collectors items. The obsolete currency of Kansas, then, is extremely rarea status enhanced even further by the fact that many of these notes were undoubtedly lost or destroyed during their use on the rough and tumble western frontier.