The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-01

by small dots IN the engraving: paper bad a4sOberve that
he letter in the word Directors has dot above it,
IS the of the Bank finely engraved he face
of the face Of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit
y be deecycd by observing that In the h line the letter
in the word "Commercialr ommited. It is between the
words "Lake Erie the right end of the note and cOm
pany of the"
los of Liberty reclining the
of Ohio. Leonard Case, President, A. P. Handy,
Cashier
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
2s letter l. payable Lind dated November g. 1887, Wig
nette STEAM BOAT, and simply 1.-THE Farmers Bank"
instead Of he Farmers Bank of Canton" on the gen.
uine 2s there Is no Steamboat
SIS sPURIoUs-have for view of Wagon and Horses left
end of the noe-and right end, miserably engraved
Medallion head of Washington. They purpor be engrav
ed by Underwood, Bald & and Spencer-sgned N Fogle,
cashier and John Harris, President L. Foge is Cashier.
of this Institution.
2O and los altered from Is They easily be detected by
holding them to the light when the alteration visible.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
2s spurious letter pay Patterson, May 1885, Moore
dry Cash., Dyke, President The of the person
TO whom payable and presidents engraved-vig
nette female figure with Liberty Cap and Eagehead of
Washington on right end, and sleaf of wheat on left
3s spurious same vgnette the 2s with side figures re-
veed-payahe to j. Patterson, (engraved May g. 1888,
MOodry, Cashier, Dike (eng President
SIS altered from Farmers and Mechanics BANK Burlington,
w. " Abe vgnitte, which is totally unlike the genuine hills
Is female holding in one hand goblet enge En-
graved by Burton GurIey N. y
SIS letter A. payable TO j. Wilson, dated 6, 1840 Jno
Vndrews, President d. Moody, Cashier Tbe general exc
cuton good-though the vignee "Goddess of Liberty"
is coarse,-Paper light and thin
los letter dated Jam TO- 184O payable to B. Wells signed
Jno Andrews President Spence, Cashier. Vguete
Female with one resting ON a plough. Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good
20s and los altered from 1 On the left hand end of the
genuine one is view of canal.
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS.
3s let s. A. Fish, Nov 8, 1886 j. NJ Espy, cash G. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
S. letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable to s. JONES'
craving coarse.
IS letter pay H. Allen, June 8, 1885, s. Lawrence Casri
G. Swan. ir. President.
IS letter pay the Banking House,. All bills of the letter
payable at the banking house spurious.
IS. they of the letter made payable to T. Han
dy N. Noble Jones, H. P. Espy, and probably others.
The Bank has issued any payable to HANDY
N Noble The counterfeit which has been presented is dated
Oct 8, 1884. There also dates No genuine Notes of
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned
have anyaeen numbered above 100 since the year 1923.
Tic connerfes shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving close examination, is found to be
coarse, particularly the vignettee which inferior in
CniOn the heads of Washington and Franklin the
margin, tile eyes of the Washington head, badly i'm
ated THE signature of the cashier is very defective, In
the genuine notes ere very slight mark, whicis want
ing in the counterets, Just the word "THE" COM
mencing President Directors and Co." is small hair
stroke intended to be part of the letter "P which fol-
laws The want of tls although is very slight is sui
cient 10 detect the counteres The words "Banking
House" inserted in any other issued by the
Banks except the Five Dollar of the place thus
terfeted,
los letter A, altered from ST. Signed Espy Cashier C.
G Swan, President,
GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
SIS altered from Is, May he detected by holding up 10 the
light, as the figure is pasted the one,
The letter is also left off the word dollars.
Lancaster Ohio Bank.
| Is very badly executed
3s let pay Gill; date June 80, l828 Others dated jan
8, 1928
S. signed Garaghy, Cashier Creed, Prest letter pay
able Reese: dated June co. 1923. The engraving
remarkably well executed but the paper heavier and of
yelowish colour and the general impression lighter than tho
syrruunof Tney also about qnarter Of an inch
longer and little widerr, Others of the same date as
| above, payable to Gill, All genuine which
made payable TO Gill; are numbered from 5000 to 5000,
The counerfeis between 5000 1000. those paya.
| able to w Reese are numbeIed correctly.
| LafayHG Bank, Cincinnati.
los spurious They may be detected by observing the
coulerfet has for vgnee, view Of the ocean, and
Eagle resting upn shell, bearing the American Standard
| steamboat in the distance.
Miami Exporting company Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sos old plae letter NJ; dated 9TH November, 1912 payable
to HART Spencer, Cashier: Martin Baum President Fill
| ling up and signatures engraved
| OHIO Life lns and Trust Co.. Cincinnati.
SIS letter pay to Lane dated November 9, 1885, other
rious dates, signed Perkins, Cashier, Williams.
President Paper fmsy engraving bad and defective sig
and filling up badly done and all in the hand
| writing,
| Urbana Banking Company.
2s let A, payable to w Ward, June Sd, 1838-W Rianham
Cashier John James Pres, Vgnetea female figure with
one arm reclining eagle, Light appearance
| IS let dated June 3, 1888,
| los old plate, dated August Sd, 1923
| Western Reserve Bank.
| 3s July 16, 1880
3spay 10 VIM Williams dated May a, 1880
IS badly execeuted they eeghth of inch shorter
than than the genuine noes-Reed eugraver dated Janu
| ary 7, 1926
IS no letter payable to Williams, dated Nov 5. 1922 en-
| craving very faint
les letter. D; Murray, Draper Farmans plate, The words
western Reserve Bank, being on tile left and Ohio OIL
right hand margin the genuine notes they the
reverse,
| ANTED,
10000 BUSH ELS OF