The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23

badly eIernIed, paper VcFy Ihln emao h.ura
and ShGaf of wbeu, in tie OF the noe Very eiec
tive Vc signature Of the cashier lacks the periods at the
abbrevaOn of Charles aid at the initial O. Vhe note we
have has the letter A, payable to w. L. UGgau, aud
dated the 9Th Feb, 1885,
. BANK or MARIETTA at Marietta.
Ss altered los aud also 20s of Murray Drapers Fair
man d Cos, Plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has no notes out of this plate of larger denomination
than 5s.
Sc A, pay-be Jones, dated Aug 10TH 1885,
Signed Arius Nye Cashr, John Mills, Pres.
The small ovals the le hand margin appear drawn
with pen.
SIS letter A. dated July 2 G3hey can be de ected by OBJ
serving that the counterfeit bills Of All inch shorter
aud of all inch nerrower than the genuine bills.
IS Harrsons pate letter unknown, pay to e. Nye April s.
1873
RANK or MT. PLEASANT.
20I and los altered from Is The genuine have vg
nette
BANK OF WOOSTER, 0HIo.
los altered from IT, Easily deletcd A, dated April 6,
1885, Joseph S, Lake. President, Ben'n Brntly Cashier
can be detected by holding them up 10 the gh'.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsv LIZ.
Is old pate altered to 5sand aso to lOs vgrue Ofhe gen.
ume one, laborer splitting log.
IS letter g. pay Weir of vaOns dates MAY l. 1927,
and others April T. 1928 They exceedn ly well exeru
ted bucan he detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is not crossed.
IS letter b. pay ]. Armstrong, dated Sept lOE, 1929 The
in dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from s pay TO j. Joy. letter B. daed Sept 9,
1929.
los altered from Is letter A. pay to B. Osborn June 6,
los altered from ls-'ei;er A
COMMERcA BANK of CINcINNATi.
los, letter A. payaic John W. Wales, dn'cd May 4rh
1887, signed j. = ,rn troug President W. s. Hatch, CASH
icr and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer. The
signatures tolerahly well executed The counleres
may be easily detected by noticing the place, the bsnk hav
ing issued of this description; in the centre of the note
at the top, vincte of William the Fourth, aud on the
right and left male figures the former seated holding
sIeaf of wheat and the latter standing, with cap of
liberty in her right hard The one before bears date May
g 1887, and hast of w. s. Hatch cashier Since
October 1885, 10 dollar bills have been issued subscrb
Vsed by Mr.. Hatch, who is not now cashier.
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
2 of various datessome dated JAM 24 1884, payable to H.
Seymour. Engraving
So STEREOTYPE plate letter NJ of various dates and payable TO
various persons r. P. Handy cashier L. Case President
Remarkably well executed and calculated to deceive the
most exoerenred judges The signatures are apparently of
one hand writing and rather stitfrs being marked out
by small lots in the engraving: paper bad +*tOtscve that
he letter in the ord Directors has no dot above it,
IS the Of the Pa is finely engraved the wi ole face
Of the fac Of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit
ly be detected by observing that in the fifth line, the letter
ain the word "Comme cial" is Ommed. 1t is between the
words "Iake Erie the right end of the note, and "con
pany of the'
los spurious -vsnetc-Genus Of Liberty reclining the
s,".s OF ohn Leonard Case, President, A. P. Handy,
Cashier.
FAR tEss' BANK, AT CANTON.
Is letter prya IL Lind, dated November 8, 1887, Wig
netea STEM BOAT, and read simply "The Farmers Bank"
instead Of ,He Farmers Bank of Canton;" the gen.
une Is there no eambOat.
IS spuRIous-hove for view of Wagon and Horses left
end of the noeand IN right end miserably engraved
Medallion head Of Washington Tley purpor he egrav-
ed by Underwood Bald & and spencer-sgned n Foge,
cashier and John Harris, President L. Foge, is Cashier
Of this Institution.
2s and los altered from Is. They can easily detected by
holding them to the light when the alteration is visible
AFARMERs' AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-.
VILE.
2s spurious, letter pay Patterson, Mry A, 1896. Moore
dry, CASH. Dyke, President Tle name of the person
to whom puyshe and presidents ergraved-vg.
nec female figure with LibcrtyCap and Eage-hcad Of
Washington on right end and sheuf of wheat on left
SIS spurious, vgnete the 2's with side figures
versedpnyahe 10 ]. Patterson (engraved) May g. 1888,
Moodry Cashr, Dixie, (eng.) President
5s altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank Burlington,
Wv Abe vgnte, which is totally unlike the genuine bills
is female holding in one hand goblet to eagle. En-
graved by Burton g. Gurley N. Y.
SIS letter A. payable ]. Wilson, dated June 6, 1840 Jno
Vndrews, President, D. Moody, Cashier. Te general
cuOn goodthough the vlgnette "Goddess of Liberty"
Is coarse,-Paper light and thin.
los letter dated jan TO- $780, payable TO B. Wells signed
JnO. andrews President, W Isperce Cashier. vgneue,
Female with one arm resting on plough. Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good.
20s and los altered from Is On the left hand end of the
genuine one is view of canal,
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS
S. let pay Fish, Nov. g. 1886 NJ. Espy, cash C. w.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable TO Jones'
craving coarse
IS letter L pay IT, Alien, June g. 1886, e. Lawrence, Caslr
G. Swan. u. President. ..-
5s letter pay at tie thanking House, All bills Of the letter
payable at the banking house arc spurious.
s. They Of the letter and made payable 10 ?. Ham
dy. NJ Noble Z Jones' II. P. Espy and probably others.
The Bank has issued any payable to HANDY
N Noble The rfeit which has been presented is dated
+ Oct g. 1894 there also dates. No genuine Notes Of
this plate have been issued OF the daie just mentioned
have any been numbered above 100 since the year 1929
Te conntees shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving close examination, is found TO be
coarse particularly the vignettee which inferior in
Cuton 10 the heads of Washington and Franklin the
naargin THe eyes Of The Washington head, badly i'm
itatcd, THE signature Of the cashier very deecvc In
the genuine there is very slight mark. which swant
Ing in the cOunerfets Just the word 'THE,"
mencng President Directors and Co." Is small hair
stroke, intended he part of the letter "P Which fol-
laws The Of this although il very slight is sui.
cent TO detect the counerfeits, The words "Bankng
House" inserted in any other note Issued by tie
Banks except the Five Dollar of the place thus
terfeited
los letter A. altered from g. Signed Espy, Cashier G.
G Swan President,
GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
5s altered from Is May be detected by holding up the
light, the fgure 5 is pasted over the onef
The letter s is nlso left of the word doars.a