The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-12-30
Counterfeit E}etectOr,

'A'N 0IlI0.
BANK or IlAMrLI"N, HAMILTON.
los letter A, dated Nov n, 1880 ssed Woods, Fest''
ent C. X Smith Cashier. The principal defect in the en-
gvng is in tie heads OF vsWeite, which are less distinct
than the genuine,
BANK OF GEAuG, PMNEsvrLLE.
IS letter. A rny to - Mars al Jr dated May g. 1887. Wig
nGIre-two Gntlns-seanhoat in the distance, Poorly cx
Cculed.
BANK Of ChEVELAVD.
Cos altered qn Is. The figure % in large die is impress
sed in places aud very clunrsy doHc This Bauk has
never issued any so his.
BANK OF era WILLIE.
IS letter. Various dnrcs. Nretc, sGnm'oa 'nl Rail
rund Cars Ga tic rif lald margin, an indian figure
standing posture, with low unSiruig
Bqah of X39ia.
IS altered from Is. Particulars unknown.
BANK or XiNES VILE
IS badly executed the paper very thin and the female figure
and sheaf of wheat in the centre Of tie note very deec'
tive. Vie signature of the cashier lacks the periods at tho
Shrevaton of Charles and at tie initial c. Vhe note we
have seen has the letter A. payable to H. b. Dugan, and
dated tile 9Th Feb, 1888.
kANK OF MARIETTA at Marietta.
So altered lGs aud also to 20s of Murray, Drapers FAIR
man 4 Cos. plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
las notes out Oi this ra!e Cf larger denomination
than 5s.
3 letter A, payable to Jones, dated Aug 10Th, 1888,
Signed Arius Nye Casnr, Jo1n Mills, Pres.
The small ovas tile left hand margin appear he drawn
with pen.
3s letter A. dated July d. laj6-thcy he detected by oh
serving that tie counterfeit bills OF inch shorter
aud of an inch ncrrOwcr than the genuine bills.
IS Harsons plate letter unknown pay to H. Nye, AmlS
1913.
RANK OF MI PLEASANT.
2Os and los altered from Is. Tic genuine have no Wig
nc;te.
BANK OF WOOSTER, ONO.
los altered FROM Is Easily decCd letter A. dated April g.
1885, Joseph s. Lake, President BENIN BentIy Cashier
can be detected by holding them up to the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAlRsVILLE.
Ia old pac ALTERED to 5sand also to los. Ngncte Ofhe gen.
uHc one, lahOrer splitting a log.
IS letter 3, pay j. Weir, of varons dates May 1927
and others April T. 1928 They exceedingly well execu
ted hut he detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is not crossed
IS letter B. pay J. Armstrong, dated Sept lUl, 1893 Tile
a in dollars is crossed with pen.
los altered from ls pay to Joy, letter B. dated Sept g.
1929.
los altered frsm ls-letter A
COMMERCIAL BANK OF CINCINNATI.
les letter A, payable to John W. Wales dated May 4th
1887 signed s Armstrong, President, w Hatch, Cash
ier, and engraved by Underwood, Bald Spencer. The
signatures oleraby well executed. The Counertelts
may easily detected by noticing the place. the snk hay
ing issued of this descriptions in the centre of the note,
athe top, vignette of William the Fourth, and ON the
right and left female figures, the former seaated holding
sheaf of wheat, and the latter standing with cap of
liberty her right hand The before bears date May
g 1897 and has the of w Hatch cashier. Since
October 1885, no 10 dollar bills have been issued subscb
ed by Mr. Hatch, who is not now cashier
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
O. of various daes-some dated Jam a. 1884, payable TO H.
Seymour. Engraving course,
IS ereoye plate, letter of various dates, and payable to
various persons. T. P Handy cashier, L. Case, President
Remarkably well executed, and calculated to deceive the
most e2O0renced judges Tie signatures are apparently of
hand writing and rather strst being marked out
by small dots engraving paper bad. +++observe that
lie letter in the word Directors las no dot above it.
IS the of the Bank finely engraved over tile whole face
of tie of the dollar notes. and the Counterfeit can
y he detected by observing that in the ith line, the letter
in tile word "Commerca is ommited 1t is between the
words "Lake Ee oil the right end Of the note and "com
pany of the"
los Spurious-ygnee-Ge of Liberty reclining tho
EARNS of Ohio Leonard Case President A. 7. Handy,
Cashier.
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
2s letter l. payable A. Lind, dated November 8, 1887, Wig
Rettea STEAM Boat and read simply "The Farmers BANK
instead of he Farmers Bank of Canton;" on the gen.
uine Is there Is no Steamboat.
IS SPURoUs-have for view of Wagon and Horses on cit
end of the noe-and right end, miseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington riey purpor to be ensav'
ed by Underwood, Bald & aud spencer-signed NJ foge
cashier and John Harris, President u Toge, is Cashier
of this Institution.
eos and los altered from Is. They ran easily ne detected ny
holding them to the light when the alteration is visible
FARMERS AND N MECHANICs BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
2s spurious letter pay Patterson, May a, 1886, Moore
dry CASH, Dyke President TIe name of the person
to whom payable and presidents name are engra7ed-vg
nette female figure with LbertyCap and Eage-hcad of
Washington on right end and sIrenf of wheat OIL left.
3s spurious, vgnce as tie 2s with side figures re-
vcrsed--payafe to J. Patterson (engravcd) May o. 1885,
Moodry, Cashier, Dixie, (eng.) President
s. altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Burlington
W. " Abe vgnt,e which is totally unlike tie genuine bills
is female holding in hand goblet to an eagle En-
Graved by Burton + Gurlcy N. Y.
So letter payable to j. Wilson, dated June b, 0A0 Jno
Vndrcws President, D. Moody, Cashier. Tile general exc
cution good-tough the vignette "GCddess Of Liberty"
is coarse,-Paper light and thin.
les letter dated Jan TO- lG40, payable TO B. Wells signed
Jno Andrews, President, w Ispcrrc Cashier. Vignete,
Female with one arm resting plough Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good
20s and los altered from Is On tile left hand end oil tie
genuine one is Il view of n canal.
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS
3s e S. pay A. Fish, Nov 8, 1886 J. NJ Epy, cash G. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
3s letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable 10 s. JONES' en-
craving
IS letter pay H. AIen June g. 1896, e. Lawrence Casr
G. Swan r. President.
IS letter pay at tie Banking House All bills of the letter
payable at tie banking house are spurious.
IS. they are Of the aud made payable 10 r. p Han
dy. N. Noble Jones' II. P Espy aud probably Others.
The Iank has meyer issued any payable 10 T. p DANDY or
n Noble Tle counterfeit which has lcen presented dated
g. 1884 There also dates. No genuine Notes OF
tl plate have been issued Of the date just mentioned, nor
lave any been numbered above lG0 since tie year 1928
Te conncrfeis shorter and narrower than tie genuine