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

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BANK OF HAmILToN, HAMIbToN.
fOs letter A dated Nov. H. 1885, signed Woods, Presid
ent G X Smith Cashier The principal detect in the en-
craving in the heads of vgnete which are less distinct
than the genuine. ,. ..'r.as.
BANK OF GEAuGA PAINEsvILLE.
S. letter. A.pay to Marshal Jr dated May g. 1887 Wig
nee-two Administrations in the distance, Poorly
ecuted
BANK OF CLEVELAND,
2Os altered from Is The figure 20 in large die impress
sed in places, and very cumsly done. This Bank has
BANK OF GRANVILLE.
3s letter; Various dates. Vsnette Steamboat, and Rail-
Cars. On the right hand margin indian figure
aSIanding posture, with bow unsrung.
Bank of Xenia.
s. altered from Is Particulars unknown.
BANK OF ZANESVILLE
IS badly executed paper very thin, the euae figure
and sheaf of wheat in the OF very deee
tive Vhc signature of the cashier lacks the periods at tho
4bbevaon OF Charles, and the initial C. vhe note we
have has the letter Az payable to H. L. Dugan, and
dated the 8th Feb, 1888.
BANK OF .M.4RIETIA at .MmietG,
80 altered l0s aud also to 20 Of Murray, Draners Fair
man 4 Cos, plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has notes out of this plate Of larger denomination
than IS.
S. letter A, payable Jones' dated Aug 10Th, 1888,
Signed Afius Nye Cashr, John Mills, Pres. .s
The small ovals the left hand margin appear be drawn
with pen.
s letter A. dated July 2l 1936hey be detected by oh
serving that the counterfeit bills of inch shorter,
and OF inch nerrOwer than the genulie bills.
IS arsons plate letter unknown, pay H. Nye, April 8,
1873.
BANK OF MI. PLEASANT.
2O' and los altered from Is The genuine have no Wig.
nette.
BANK OF WOOSTER, ONO.
los altered omls Easily detected letter A. dated April 6,
1885, Joseph $, Lake. President, Penjn Beny, Cashier,
can be detected by holding them upt The lgt
BELMONT BANK. ST. CLAIRsvILLE.
Is old plate, altered sand also to 0s Vgnetts the gen.
u'ne one, abOrer splitting log
IS letter b. pay Weir of variOns dates, some May 1927
aud Others April Z, 1929 They exceedingly we'll
ted hut can be detected by observing that letter in
lars is not crossed.
IS letter B. pay Armstrong; dated Sept lOth 1922 The
IN dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from lS payto Joy letter B. ds;ed Sept 9,
1829. t.s... ...' ....
los altered from ls letter A. pay B. Osborn, June 6,
1915
lbs altered from 1s--letter A -',, ts'"
COMMERCIAL BANK OF CINcINNATI.
10s letter A, payable to Jon W. Wales dated May 4th
1887 signed j. + Armstrong, President, W. Hatch, Cash
Ter, and engraved by Underwood Bald & Spencer. The
signatures toleray well executed. The counerfeis
may be easily detected by noticing the place the snk hav.
ing issued of this despton in the of the note,
at the top is vgnele of William the FOURTH and on the
right and left female figures, the former seated holding
sheaf of wheat, and the latter standing, with cap OF
liberty in her right hand The before hears date May
2 1887 and has the Of w. s. Hatch cashier Since
October, 1885, 10 dollar bills have been ssued ubscrb
Eed by Mr.. Hatch, who is not now cashier.
CoMMERc,AL BANK LAKE ERIE.
q of various dated JAN ga 1884 payable to H.
Seymour Engraving course Nt." te
50 sereotye plate letter of various dates and payable TO
various T. P. Handy cashier L. Case, President
Remarkably well executed and calculated to deceive the
most experienced Judges Thesigna'ues apparently OF
hand writing aud rather slihrEt being marked out
hy d,tsin
he letter in the word Directors has dot abeve IT,.
IS tie of the Bank finely engraved over the whole face
of the of the dollar aud the Counterfeit
y he detected by observing in tho fifth ne the letter
lin the word "fommeca is ommitted Is between the
words "LSke Ere the right end Of the noe and "com
pany of the" ..., ....
los spurious -vgnee-Genius Of Liberty reclining the
arms Of Ohio Leonard Case, President, A. P Handy,
FARMERs' BANK. AT CANTON.
2s letter payable o A. Lind, dated November g. 1887, Wig
nete sTEM RoAT and read simply "The Farmers Bank"
instead of he Fnrmers Bank Of Canton" on the ge'
uine 2s there is no Steamboat. ss... a.. ,a
SIS sPuRoUsave for view Of Wagon and Horses on left
end of the noeand m right end, mseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington They pnrport be
ed hy Underwood, Bald and spencersigned N. Fogle,
cashier and John Harris President. L. Foge Cashier
Of this Institution.
20s and los altered from H. They easily he detected by
holding them to the light when the alteration visible.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
.e .....-. ... t... VILE.
2s spurious letter pay Patterson, May a, 1885, Moore
dry, Cash., kDyke, President The of the person
to whom payable and presidents engravedvig.
nee female figure with Liberty Cap and Eaglc-bead Of
Washington on right end, and sheaf Of wheat on left
Ss spurious, vignee as the 2 with side figures re-
versedpayahe to ]. Patterson, (engaved) May g. 1885,
Moodry Cashier, Dixie, (eng.l President t
IS altered from Farmers and Mechancs Bank, Burlington
WV Abe vgne which Is totally unlike the genuine bills
Is female holding in hand goblet eagle. En-
graved by Burton & Gurley N.Y. .s,
SIS letter A. payable J. Wilson, dated June s, 1840 Jno
Vndrews, President, D. Moody Cashier. The general
cution good-though the vgnete "Goddess of Lbertyp
is coarse-Paper light and thin. -
los letter dated JAM TO- 1840 payable to B. Wells signed
Jno. Andrews, President WISperce, Cashier vignete,
a 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
genuire qpe is view of canal, p tsG 1913
Al FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS. t 81
S. let pay A. Fish, Nov 8, 1886 j. NJ Espy, cash G. w.
Prescott, Pres, Engraving coarse.
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable to g. JONES'
craving coarse. ,.,ts.. sl., ~ 4-8.
3s letter pay H. allen, June o. 1886, g. Lawrence, Cas
G. Swan. jr. President ~ r'"
s. letter pay the banking House, All bills Of the letter
payable at the banking house are spurouS "a,
5s they Of the letter and made payable 10 Ham
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 dated
Oct 8, 1884, There also dates No genuine Notes Of
this plate have been issued of the date just mentioned, nor
have anyheen NUMBERED above 100 since the yea l828
Tbe conneis shorter and than the genuine
bills The engraving, close examipaton Is found TO be
coarse, particularly the vgnetee which inferior In
eution the heads Of Washington and FrnnkD, the
naIRn The ewes of the Washington head ave badly i'm