The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-12-16


BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
2O and los altered from Is The genuine have no Wig
nCttc,
BANK OF WoosTER, OMo
los altered from s Easily detected letter A. dated April G,
1885, Joseph s. Lake. President, BENIN. Bently Cashier,
be detected by holding them up to the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST.. CLAIRsvILLE.
Is plate altered 5sand also to 0s Vgnete ofthe gen.
uinc one, aborer splitting log
is letter e, pay Weir Of yarons dates May 1927,
and others April 7, 1928 They exceedingly well cxccu
ted but be detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is not crossed.
IS letter pay j. Armstrong, dated Sept 10th, 1929 Tie
in dollars is crossed with pen.
1Os altered from Is pay to Joy, letter B. dated Sept g.
1929.
los altered from Is, letter A. pay to B. Osborn June 6,
1918.
los altered from 1s-letter A
COMMERCIAL BANK OF CINCINNATi.
lee letter A, payable John w Wales dated May Ah
1897, signed j. s. Armstrong President w s. Hatch, CASH
iar and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer. The
signatures toleraby well executed The Countcres
may be easily detected bysnotCing the place. the bsnk hay
ing issued of this dcsrpon in the centre of the note
at the top, yigneuG of William the Fourth, and the
right and left female gres the former seated holding
shcaf of wheat, and the latter standing with cap Of
Liberty in her right hand. The before bears date May
Q 1897 and has the of W. s. Hatch cashier Since
October 1885, 10 dollar bills have been sued subscrb
cd by Mr.. Hatch, who not now cashier.
COMMERCIAL BANK LIKE ERIE.
g Of various datesomo dated JAM 94 1854 payable TO H.
Seymour Engraving course,
IS stereotype plate letter NJ Of various dates and payable 10
various persons T. P. Handy CASHIER L. Case, President.
Remarkably well executed, and calculated 10 deceive the
most eXoecnCGd judges The signatures apparently of
one hand writing, and rather st-rst being marked out
by small dots in the engraving: paper bad. %+4Obserye that
he letter in the word Directors has dot above it.
IS the of the Bank finely engraved the whole face
Of the face of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit
y be detected by observing that in the fifth line, the letter
lin the word "Commerca' is Ommiled 1t is between the
words "Lakc Ee the right end Of the note and
pany of tle'
EARNS of Ohio Leonard Case, President, A. p Handy,
I Cashier.
FARMERS BANK, At CANTON
2eer payable A. Lind, dated November 8, 1897, Wig
netc STEAM Boar, and read simply "The Farmers Bank'
instead Of hle Farmers Bank Of Canton;" the gen.
une 25 there is no Steamboat.
SIS sruOus-have for view of Wagon and Horses on left
end of the noteand IN right end miseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington They purport to be engrav-
cd by Underwood, Bald and spencer--signcd N. Fogc,
cashier and John Harris, President L. Fogesis Cashier
of this Institution.
COS and los altered from Is They easily he detected by
holding them to the light when the alteration visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
2s spurious, letter pay Patterson, May A. 1885, Moore
dry, Cash., Dyke, President The name of the person
TO whom payable and presidents engraved-vig.
nee female figure with Liberty Cap and Eagle,-head of
washington on rsHt cnu ana sneat OF Wheat on lel
Us spurious, same vgnette tile Us with side figures
verscd-payahle to J. Patterson engraved May 6, 1888,
Moodry, Cashier, Dixie, (ong,) President
IS altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Burlington
WV Abe vignle which totally unlike the genuine bills
is female holding in hand goblet eagle. In.
grayed by Burton 4 Gurlcy n. Y.
IS letter A. payable TO ]. Wilson, dated June G. 194O Jno
Vnd,ews President D. Moody Cashier. rhe general exc.
cuion good-though the vigneto "Goddes5 Of Liberty"
is coarse,-Papcr light and thin.
los letter dated JAM TO- 1340 payable to r. Wells signed
Jno. Andrews, President W spercC, Cashier. Vignere,
Female with ole arm resting on a plough. Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good.
20 and los altered from Is On the left hand end of the
genuine is n view of a canal.
FRANKLIN BANK or COLUMBUS.
3s let S. pay A. Fish, Nov o. 1886 j. NJ Espy, cash G. w.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
3s letter H. dated May 18Th 1885, payable g. Jones,
craving coarse.
SIS letter pay II. Allen, June 8, 1885, s. Lawrence Cas'r
c. Swan. ir. President
IS letter pay the Banking House, All bills of the letter
payable at the banking house spurious.
5s they Of the letter and made payable TO r. pan'
dy N Noble, Jones, II. p Espy, and probably others.
The Bank has issued any payable HANDY
N Noble The counterfeit which has been presented is dated
Oct g. 1884 There also dates No genuine Notes of
this plate have been issued Of the date Just mentioned,
have any been numbered above 100 the year 1925
The conncrIeis arc shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving, close examination, is found 10 be
coarse particularly the vgnGee which is inferior exc
Cution to the heads of Washington and Franklin, on the
itaed, The signature Of the cashier is very defective, In
the genuine there very slight mark which
ing in the counerleits, Just the word TIE"
menCng President, Directors and Co." Is small hair
stroke, nteuded to he part of the letter app which fol-
laws. The want Of this, although it is very slight, is suGi
cent detect the Counter(ets, The words "Banking
House" inserted in any other issued by the
Banks except the Five Dollar of the place thus coun.
terfeied,
los A, altered from ST. Signed Espy, Cashier C.
G Swan, President ... ..
GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
5s altered from 1s May he detected by noldrg up to the
light, as the figure is pasted the one,
The letter is also left OF the word dollars.
Lancaster Ohion Bank.
Is, very badly executed
3s let nay Gill; date June 3d. 1899, Others datcdEJaU
8, 1928
IS signcd Garagbty, Cashier Ceed Prest letter Az pay
able to Reese dated June co. 1929. Tle engraving is
remarkably well executed but the paper Is heavier and of
yelowsh colour and the general impression lighter than The
genuine notes. riley also nbout qnarer Of an inch
longer and little widerr, Others of the same date as
above, payable 10 Gill; All genuine notes. which are
made payable Gill; numbered from 5000 10 5000