The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-10-07
COuntergeit Detector.

los letter A. dated Nov II, 1885. signed Woods, Presd
c. X, Smith Cashier. The principal defect in tile
craving, Is in heads cr vignee which less distinct
than the genuine.
BANK OF 6EXtjaA PNNEsvILLE.
IS letter. a. pay Marshal, Jr dated May g. 1887. Wig.
netis-two ndans-sieainbout in the distance, Poorly
- ecuied. . .,..,- .r-. ~-t.. ~
BANK of CGEVELAND.
POS altered from Is The figure 90 In large die Is impre
Sed in places, and very cumsiy done. This BANK has
never issued any SO blts . .s --. a.s
1ga. BANK OF GRANVILLE. a
s. no letter; Various dates Vgnete Steamboat and Rail-
road Cars. the right hand margin, an indian figure in
alsandng pOsturc with bow unsIrung.
Banh Of Xeaia.
IS altered from Is. Particulars unknown.
BANK OF ZANES VILE
badly executed the paper very thin, and the female figure
and sleaf of wheat, in the centre very defec.
vi signature Of tile cashier tie periods at the
abbrevaton of Charles and at the initial G. Vhe note we
have seen has the letter A, payable TO H. L. Dugan, and
dated the Sth Feb, 1888. '
BANK OF MARIETTA at .Ha.ietta..
IS altered to lO aud also 10 Cos of Murray, Drnpers Fair
man Cos, plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has notes out of Ills plate of larger denomination
than S. s s.t.
3's, letter A, payable to JONES' dated aug IOth 1885,
Signed Arius Nye, Cashr, John Mills, PreS
The small ovals on the LEFT hand margin appear drawn
with pen, 81
3s letter A. dated July 81 836they can he detected by oh
serving that the counterfeit bills ave of Nm inch 81 orter
aud of an inch nerrnwer than the genuine bills. .
IS arrisOns plate letter unknown pay n. Nye, April g.
1873
BANK OF MI. PLEASANT.
COS and los altered from Is The genuine no vig
nette s-
BANK OF WOOSTER. ON.
los altered from Is Easily deced, letter A. dated April g.
1885, Joseph g. Lake, President, enjn Bcntly Cashier
can be detected by holding them up the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST.. CLAiHsvILLE.
lsod pRte ALTERED 5s aud l0 Visuctte of the gen.
uIne one, aborer splitting a log.
s. letter r. pay j. Weir, of various dates some May / 1921
and Others April 4 1928. THEY eingy ven esscu.
ted but can he detected by observing that dol
lars is not crossed.
IS letter B. pay Armstrong, dated sept lOah 1919 The
in dollars is crossed With pen.
los oeted from Is pay to Joy letter r. dated svpt O.
1929
altered from II, etar A, pOy D. osl Orn, June c,
los altered from ls-eer A
CoMMERcIAL HAEK OF CINcINNAT,.
los letter A, payable to John W. Wales, dated May 9Th
1887 signed T. s. Armstrong. President w. Hatch Cash.
Ter, aud engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer The
signatures toerahly well executed The counerleits
may he easily detected by noticing the place, tho bsnk hay
ing issued none of this desrpiiOn in the of note
at the top, vignette of William the Fourth and OIL the
right aud left female figures the seated holding
si'eaf of wheat and the latter standing with a cap of
liberty inner right hand The one before bears date May
2, 1887. and has the VS. Hatch cashier. Since
October l@35, 10 dollar bills have issued sulscb
we'd by Mr. Hatch, who is not cashier.
Co uERU.AL RANK LAKE ERIE.
2s of various daIessome dated JAM 3D. 1884 payable H.
seymour. Engraving course. -'. t...
5s sereoye plate letter NJ of various dates and payable
various persons =. p Handy cashier L. Case President
Remarkably well executed aud calculated deceive the
most ezoerenced Judges. The signatures apparently of
one hOnd writing and rather s-frst being marked out
by small dots in the engraving paper 4+.Obseve that
he letter in tie word Directors has no dot above IT,
IS y name 0f the Bank finely engraved the
OF The dollar notes. and the Counterfeit can on
Inv at IA, nn In,,o.
Rm' the word "Commercia" is Ommiticd 1t Is betwren
words "0rF" Erie" the right eud of the note, and
pany Of the"
IL spurious -vignrte-Cenus of Liberty reclining on tie
arms Of Ohio. Leonard Case President, A. P. Handy,
Cashier
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
% letter l. payable Lind, dated November q, 1887, Wig
netea STEM Boat upd read simply 1.-THE Farmers Bank"
instead of ~ he Farmers Bank of Canon;" the gen.
uine 2s there Steamboat.
IS sPrRors-lRve for view Of Wagon and Horses lef
end Of the noie-and right end, miseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington They purpou TO lie engrav.
ed by Underwood, Bald and spencer-sgned N. Fogle,
cashier and John Harris, President, L. Foge Cashier
of this Institution. E
2s and los altered from IT, They easily he detected by
holding them the light wien the alteration visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN- 4
WILLIE. ".
a. spurious. letter pay Patterson, May d. 1886 Moore
dry, Cash.. N Dyke, President Thc name of the person
TO whom payable and presidents ensraved-yiC
ne.ie, female figure with LheryCap and Eagle-head of
Washington on right end, and seaf Of wheat left.
3s spurious, same vgnee tie 2's with sto figures re,
vcrscdpoyahe To j. Patterson, (enrraved May G. 1885,
Moodry Cashier Dixie, eng) President
SIS altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Burlington
W. " Abe vgnte, which is totally unlike The genuine hills
fema'e holding in one hand goblet eagle Eu
graved by Burton & Gurey N. y,
SIS letter A. payable TO j. Wilson, dated June G. 1870 Jno
vndrcws, President D. Moody, Cashier. The general exc.
ellon good-.ilough the ysnette "Goddess of Liberty"
Is coarse,-Paper light aud thin.
los letter dated Jan 10, 24 payable to B. Wells signed
Jno, Andrews, President, w !SpeGce, Cashier. Vignete
a'FenaIe with ore arm resting plough. Paper tlin
pale. Engraving pretty good. . s ...F
20s and los altered from Is. On the left hand end OF the
genuine one is view of a canal.
FRANKLIN BANK or COLUMBUS
3s let s.pny A. Fish, Nov g. 1886 j. NJ Espy, cash G. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving 3 ..,.s
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1888; payable TO s. Jones'
CRAVING coarse.
3s letter pay #. allen, June g. 1885, s. Lawrence Casl
G. Swan jr President ..vE..t,, D.. mss
IS letter pay the Banking House, All bs Of the letter
payable at fhe banking house are spurious ..
5s They Of the letter and made payable T. P. Ham
dy. N. Noble, JONES' II. P. Espy, and probably others
The Bank has issued any payable t. p HANDY or
N Noble The counterfeit which has been presented dated
Oct Q, 1894 There also dates No genuine Notes of
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned nor
have any been numbeedi above 100 since the year 1925
The connterfes shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving, close examination, is found TO he
coarse, particularly The vignettee which is inferior in exc.
cnon TO the heads OF Washington and Franklin on the
margin, Te eyes Of the Washington head, ae hady inn
iiated The signature Of tile cashier is very Detective In
the genuine there Isl very slight mark. which want.
ing in the counteres Just the word sTnE,r com.
men pread ondC tsn lhoi.