The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-08-12
Counterfeit DetectOso.

BANK OF GRANVILLE.
s. letter. Various dates. vignee, Steamboat and Rail.
road Cars. the right hand margin, un indian figure in
a standing posture, with bow unStrung
Bdnh of Xenia.
IS altered from Is. Particulars unknown
BANK OF ZANES VILE
IS badly executed the paper very hn and the female fgre
and sheaf of wheat in the of the note very deec
tive. Vhe signature of the cashier lacks the periods
abbrevaton of Charles, and the initial c. Vhe note we
have has the letter A. payable 10 VI. L. Dugan, and
dated the 9th Feb, 1888.
BANK OF MARIETTA at Marietta.
SsNlered to los aud also to 20s of Murray, Diapers Fair
man & Cos, plate, letter and date unknown, The Bank
has no notes cut of this plate of larger denomination
rnnn 5Se
SIS, letter A. payable Jones, dated Aug 10th, 1885,
Signed Arius Nye Cashr, John Mills, Pres.
The small ovals on tile left hand margin appear be drawn
with pen.
3s letter A. dated July 2 1836hey be detected by oh
serving that the counterfeit bills of iuch shorter
and Yet an inch nerrower thnn the genuine bills.
S. Harrsons plate letter unknown pay H. Nye, April g.
1913.
BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
2Os and los altered from Is The genuine have vg
-nette.
BANK OF WOOSTER, 0HIo
los altered from Is Easily detected letter A. dated AprI6,
1895, Joseph S, Lake, PRESIDENT Benin Bently Cashier
can be detected by holding them up 10 the light.
BELMONT BANK, ST. CLAIRsvlLLE.
Is old pae altered to 5sand also to los Vgnee of the geu
nine one, laborer splitting log.
IS letter D. pay Weir, of vaons dates May l. 1927
and others April l828 They exceedingly well execu
ted but can he detected by observing the in dol
lars is not crossed a
IS letter B. pay j. Armstrong, dated Sept 10Th, 1929 The
a in deiarsis crossed with pen ..ss
l0s altered from Is pay to j. Joy; letter B. da;ed Sept 9,
1929. ~
1Os altered om1 letter A. pay to D. Osborn, June 6,
1918. &
los altered from ls-letter A
COMMERCIAL BANK or CINClNNATI.
los letter A, payable to John W. Wales dated May 18th
1887 signed j. s. Armstrong, President, w s. Hatch, Cash
ier, and engraved by Underwood Bald & Spencer. The
signatures toIeraby well executed. The couniees
may be easily detected by: noticing the place. tile suk hav
ngissued none Of this desrptOn in the the noc
at the top, vgneue of William the FOURTH and tie
right and left female figures, the former seaael, holding
sleaf of wheat, and the latter standing, with cap of
liberty in her right hand. The one before bears May
?, 1887, and has the of w s. Hatch cashier Since
October 1885 10 dollar bills have been issued subscrib.
cd by Mr.. Haich who is not clsler ~
CoMMERclAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
g of various tnessome dated Jan "a, 1884, payable H.
Seymour. Engraving course.
Is STEREOTYPE plate, Ritter Of various dates ami payable 10
various persons T. p Handy cashier l.. Case President.
Remarkably well executed aud calculated deceive the
most eXoGriencGd judges The signatures apparently of
one hand writing, and rather siiT-frst being marked
by small dots in The engraving paper bad @ttOserve that
he letter in The word Directors has dot above it.
IS tie uomc ofle engraved thewoe face
of the face of the dollar ro;e the Lounte can on.
ly lie detected by Observing that in the fh le letter
ain ie word COMMERCIAL is ommtted between the
words "Tako Erie on tNeght end Of the note and
pany of tho" ... .-
los spurious -vrnee-Genus of Liberty reclining on the
arms OF Ohio. Leonard Case, President, A. r. Handy,
Cashier - !,
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
2s letter l. payable A. Lind, dated November g. 1887, Wig
nette STEAM Boat aud read simply "The Farmers Bank"
instead of Ahe Farmers Rank Of Cauton;" the gen.
une 2s there is no Steamboat.
end of the note-and right end, mseraby engraved
Medallion head of Washington rhey purpot he engrav.
ed by Underwood, Bald & aud spcncer-signcd n FogIe,
cashier and Jonn Harris President. L. Foge, is Cashier
of this Institution. g.
sand los altered from Is They easily detected by
Ioldihs them 10 the light when the alteration Is visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEUBEN-
VILE.
IS spurious, letter payJ Patterson, May A. 1886. Moo
dry, Cash. EDyke President rhe name of the person
to whom payable and presidents name are engraved-vg
nete, female figure with LbertyCap and Eagc-head of
washington on right end and shea of wheat on left.
3s spurious same vgnette tie 2s with side figures
versed--payahle TO Patterson, (engraved May g. 1885,
Moodry, Cashier, Dixie, (eng.) President
IS altered from Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Burlington
W. " Abe vignte which is totally unlike the genuine bills
Is female holding in hand goblet to an eage En-
groved by Burton GurIey N. Y.
SIS letter A. payable TO ]. Wilson, dated June e. 184O Jno
Vndfews, President, D. Moody Cashier. rte general exc.
cu'on e"od-thonsh Ike vigrete "Goddess of Liberty"
los letter dated jan TO- 1870 payabe to b. Wells sirned
Jno. Andrews, President w spence, Cashier. vigncte
aFenaIe with one arm resting plough, Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good.
us and lbs altered from Is On tie left hand end of the
genuine one is a view ofa canal
FRANKLIN BANK OF COLUMBUS
Ss let' spay A. FISH, Nov 9, 1861. NJ Espy, cash C. W.
Prescott, Pres. Engraving coarse.
IS letter H. dated May 18th 1885, payable s. Jones, en-.
craving coarse.
3s letter pay H. VAIen g. 1885, s. Lawrence Caslr
e. Swan. jr. President.
5s letter pay at the Banking House, al bills of the letter
payable at the banking house are spurious. I
o. They are of the letter and made payable T. Han.
ay N. Noble, Jones' II. P. Espy, and probably others.
Inc Bank has never issued any payable HANDY or
NNobe The counterfeit which has been presented dated
Oct 8, 1884 There dates No genuine Notes of
THIS plate have been issued Of the just mentioned nor
have anybeon nnmbeed above 100 since the iyear 1926
The eonnees shorter narrower than the genuine
bills The engraving close examinations found TO be
coarse, particularly the vignetee which inferior in exc,
cuilon 10 the heads of Washington and Franklin, the
margin, The eyesof the Washington head badly i'm
itaed, The signature of the cashier is very detective In
The genuine notes there is very slight mark whichis want
ing In the cOunterels Just the word "THE" COM
mencng President, Directors and Co." Is small hair
stroke, intended 10 be part of the letter "P" which fol-
laws. The want of this although Is very slight, suf
cient 10 detect the counterfeis The words BankHg
House" not inserted in any other noe issued by the
Banks except the Five Dollar Of the place thus coun
terfeited, y.rf
los letter altered from st. Signed Espy Cashier C.
G Swan. President,
GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
suffered from Is May he detected by holdirg up TO the