The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-29

/ Signed Arlus Nyc, Cashr, John Mills Pres.
The small ovas on the left hand margin appear be drawn
| with pen.
3s letter A. dated July o. 1836they can be detected bv OH
serving that the counterfeit bills of an inch shorter
| and of m inch nerrOwer than the genuine bills
IS nrrisons plate letter unknown, pay II. Nye April 3,
1873.
BANK OF Mt. PLEASANT.
20s and los altered from Is. The genuine ones have no Wig
ncte
BANK OF WOOSTER, Ono.
los altered from Is. Easily detected letter A. dated April G.,
1885, Joseph s. Lake. President, Benin. Benty, Cashier
I can be detected by holding them up 10 the light.
BELmoNr BANK, ST. CLAlRsvlLLE.
old plate, altered los. vgncttc of the gen
nme one, laborer splitting log.
IS letter q, pay j. Weir OF varons dates May 1921
and others April 7, 1929 They exceedingly well execu
ted but can lie detected by observing that the letter in dol
lars is not crossed.
5G letter b. pay Armstrong, dated Sept 1Oh 1929 The
II in dollars is crossed with pen.
lbs altered from Is, pay to JOY letter B. dated Sept g.
1929.
los altered from Is, letter A. pay =. Osborn, June G,
1913.
1Gs altered from 1s-leitcr
COMMERCIAL BANK or CINCINNATI.
los, letter 4, payable 10 Joln w Wales, dated May 4lh
1887, gre J. Is Armstrong, President, W. s. Hatch CASH
lrr and engraved by Underwood, Paid g. Spencer. The
signatures tOcraiy well executed. The counerres
may he easily detected by noticing the place. the snk hav
ing issued none Of ts desrption IN the of tie note
al the tor, is vigIclc of William lie Fourth and on the
right nni left feume figures former scented, holding
S'cai of wheat aud tie lauer standing, with cap of
liberty in er right hand. The iGiorc hears date Mny
. 1887 and has the name of VS. Hatch cashier Since
October, 1885, 10 dollar bills have been ssued suscrib.
ed by Mr. Hatch. who is not now cashier
COMMERCIAL BANK LAKE ERIE.
q or varinus ducs-s0nc dated Jan o. 1894 payac 10 H.
Seymour. Engraving course.
IS rr3at plate, letter ~ Of vEon dates and navnle to
various persona r. r. Handy CASHIER L. Case, President
Remarkably wei executed aud calculated TO deceive the
most eyo""i""c judges rc ARE apparently of
one hand writing, and rather sit-drs; Icing marked
by email dots in the engraving paperlud %tsOhscve tnt
lie letter in the word Directors Las no DOT nhoye it,
is tic Of the ak finely engraved over the ocfuce
o: the face of the dollar notes. and tie Counterfeit
~ he detected ly Observing thai in the fE line the letter
Nn the word "Crmercial" is omn'iod 1t letwcen
words "la'c Eric Oil the tight Cnd Of tic note, and
Iany Of tlcn
10s puouS- -vgnec-Genns of Liberty reclining on the
arms Of Ohio. Leonard Case, President, A. p. Handy,
Cashier.
FARMERS BANK, AT CANTON.
= letter l. payable A. Lind, dated November 8, 1887, Wig
nctte STEAM EOATr aud read simply Thc Farmers hank"
instead of C" lie Farmers Bank of Con,on;" the gen.
uine Is there Steamboat.
SIS SPuRInrshave for view of Wagon and Horses left
end OF the nole-0nd III right end misoraiy engraved
Medallion head of Washington riley purpor to be engrav.
cl by Underwood, Bald e. and Spencer-srnedsN FOglC,
cashier and John Harris, President, L. Fogc is Cashier
Of this Institution. s........
2 and los altered from IT, They can easily Re detected by
holding them to the light when tie alteration is visible
FARMERS AND MECHANICS BANK STEuBEN-:
WILLIE.
2s spurious, letter pay Patterson, May d 1885, Moore
dry, Cash. hUyke, President, Tc name of the person
10 WHol Iay'he ana presidents meme are engravcd-vig-
ncie' female figure with Li!cry,COp and Eugc-hcad of
washington on right end and seaf Of wheat left.
3s SPURIOUS same vignGttC the 2s with side figures re-
versed--nyale TO j. Patterson, (engravcd) May g. 1885,
Moodry Cash'r, Dixie, tenG) President
SIS altered from Farmers and Mechanics Eank Burlington
w, V. IIr Vinuo which he
Is female holding in hand goblet an eagle. Eli.
graved by Burton s CurIey N. Y.
5s letter A. payable TO j. Wilson, dated June 6, 840 Jno
Nndrews, President, D. Moody, Cashier. The general
cuoa good-hougn the vignette HGoddess of Liberty"
is coarse,-raper light and thin.
los letter dated Jan TO- 184O payable h. Wells signed
T. Jno' Andrews President, W Spence Cashier. Vgnete
snFemal with one resting a. plough Paper thin
pale. Engraving pretty good. ,.-r
2Os and los altered from Is On the left hand end of the
genuine one is view Of n canal.
N' FRANKLIN BANK or COLUMBUS.
3s let S. pay Fish, Nov 8, 1861. NJ. Espy, cash G. W.
Prescott Pres Enaraving coarse ..
3s letter H. dated May 18Th 1885, payable to S. jones'
craving coarec. '- ~
IS letter pay H. Een, June Q, 1885, S. Lawrence Caslri
G. Swan. jr. President.
IS letter pay tie Banking House, All bills Of the letter
payable at the banking house spurious.
S. Thcy are Of the letter and made payable 10 T. p. Han
Gy. N Nobe Jones, II. P. Espy, and probably others.
The Bank has sned any payable to p. HANDY
~ Noble The counterfeit which has prescntedis dated
Oct 81 1884 Tlcre also dates. No genuine Notes Of
this plate have been issued The date just mentioned
have Gnybccn nuubeeds above 100 since the yea 1925.
Te eonnerfeis goTter and than the genuine
ILLS. Te engraving close examination, is found to he
coarse, particularly the vigneee which is inferior in
cntion the hends Of Washington and Franklin, the
margin, The eyes ofthe Washington head, badly i'm.
aed Te signature of the cashier is very detective in
the genuine there very Slight mark, which isw
ing in the counCrfcis, Just the word "TUE,"
ncncing President Directors and Co." small hair
stroke, intended TO he part ofthe letter "P" which fol-
laws. The of this, although it is very slight. is suf
cient 10 detect the couuterfets, The words "Bankng
House' not inserted in any other issued by the
Banks except the Flge Dollar note Of the place thus
terfeitcd, ''''@ g. e" ' S---
los letter altered from 81, sgnedJ Espy, Cashier G..
g Swan. President ~ ..e
.,t GERMAN BANK OF WOOSTER.
Scattered from l May be detected by noldirg up TO the
light, ns the figure is pasted the one,
the letter $ is also left off the word dollars.
...ay lancaster Ohio Bank. t..,....
Is, very badly executed 4, 90 ....r
Ss yet pay to Gill; date June 3d. 1828 OILERS dated Jan,
- 3, 1928 - so, -
5s signed Garagby Cashie JCTeed, Pres letter Al pay.
able TO Reese dated June 90, 1928. The engraving
remarkabwe executed but the paper heavier and Of
yeowh colour and the general impression lighter than the
gnnnine notes. They about qnarter Of an inch
4 logger and little widerr. Others Of the same date ms
above payable TO Gill, All genuine noess which are
made payable 70 Gill; are Numbered from 5000 TO 5000
Tln councffeils afe bptyeen 000 md 70OO hose