Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-12
From Bichnelfs Counterfeit Deteetor.
List OF Countsrfeit and Altered Notes In
Pennsylvanta.
BANKS IN PHILADCLputA

genuine notes of this plate have heen called in.
5ssPurious; visne,te two femsles, Justice and
Liberty On each end female hold ng q scroll
Totally unlike The genuine.
Sc spurious, which read I'VE ptomise to pay
J. Ni or bearer, Five Bo,is,s, Oh demand. in sic.
Gle OF paper Of the Bark Of North America"
lc. old Pisc, red back, Of which there are NO
sen'ane IN circulation.
sUs altered from Sc, letter b, well executed.
eos letter d i, pay to d. Cutbord dated 10Th
Jcnuary, lsl3 others Of same letters and date pay
"D Vail. and some of letter II, pay to r. Ches-
nsy, dated Goth April 1872.
B,sK OF TIE NORTHERN SLrBrar,rs.-,0's let.
f"r \, pay $. Starr, dated July 4, 1885, printed
with pale ink, Of yellow ,inge. r. L. Pirld'
Cashier; J. knight, Pres',. Miseratly engraved,
los letter e, J. Taylor, Oct. Is, 1887. The
centre Signete is shaded too heavily. The sigma.
ture OF knight, Prest, appears to be engraved and
traced on with pen.
BANK OF PkSS TowssHIr,-l0's; on the bad
notes the head Of Washington is on the left end
instead of the right,
2os, well executed, except the head of Franklin
on the right margin, which is coarseiy done.
SOS altered from SIS. All genuine SOS have
for vignette q female sitting on bale of goods
BANK OF PEsSsrLvANiA.-5's, letter NJ s;
Others s, payable to different persons and various
dates In the medslion at the top of the note
there is plain white circle around the figure 5,
which is not in the genuine. Some letter Z, pay
E. Evans, April 7, 1919.
los, old plate, letter g. pay ]. Jones, June Z,
1909.
los, letter F, others B, others A, pay different
persons and various da,ts. Some signed Laeris,
Pres,., and Mason, Cash. These persons were ne
yer officers of the Bank. The principal defect in
the engraving is in the word "Presd't" the E is too
large The coat of arms of Penn. is not well done.
SOC, letter c, others B, pay J. Boone, March
He, 1921, and Api is, 1888
BANK OF THE UNITED SrATks.-iOs letter b.
Others A, on both ends; signed for Cash. 5. Mason
and for Prcs't. G. w. Fairman. Engravng wei
done except the end pieces, which arc poorly exc
eu,cd.
sos, letter D, various datce, signed S. Mason 70
Cash, g. W. Fsirman for Pres,. The heads OF
each end defective. Otherwise a good imitation
Paper thin.
POST NOTES
loo's letters H, Sept. !, 1898, pay ]. Other
G. Oct. |, 1888, pay Jno. Somcrvillc Cash Lac!
10 days after date. Engraving poorly done
Signatures telerable imitation; paper thin and of
reddish cast.
lO00's altered from zoos Oct. IL, 1885 mo.
date, to order Of Il. Buchanan. Calcula, i TO dt
ceive.
ConMsRcIAI BANK OF PHII,DrIrurA.--5's a
tered from Commercial Bank Of Mlingt.n n, (wor,t
l,ss) Signed by G. Wharton, Cashier, G. Spacs
nan, President. Others w. Adams Cashier, liz
race Binny, President, These signatures are n,
on any genuine notes
los letter A, others c, others A a, pay jifferel
persons, dated Sept, Is, 1880 June ., 1925
Now, 1929, aud Jan. s, 1874.
los eos and soc, altered SIS. On the s!rert
notes is Pepn's Treaty with the Indians, which
not on the genuine los COS and SOS
Farmers AsD MEcHASIcs BAsK.-5,s spuriou
Nignette female holding in right hand cup, al
le arm resting on an eagle. Button & Gurley
Y. engrsvers
SIS old plate, letter A, pay to A. Ravard, DAT
in 1908.
los Letter G, others G, others Z, pay {. Du
J. Roun, II. Clay, dated April 2, 1896, 9Th Fe
1875, 10Th Feb, 1928, 5th Feb, 1890.
los spurious. Vignet,e female leaning on
sheaf Of wheat, and holding in right hand sick
which is no, the genuine. Burton & Gurle
engravers. b. l. G. never engrave for this bar
20's, well executed, and calculated TO deceive.
Tie paper is Of reddish cast than that
the genuine note. Engraving of the end rats
imperfect. Payable to q. Hist, and other PessO
COS, spurious Vignelte, female spinnin
on left margin a female holding cup TO an
gle, and on right end all Indian. Burton & Gnr'
engravers.
GInARD BAXx.--l0's, COS and 50's alter
from SIS. The genuine 5's have for vigneIte
view of the Philadelphia Exchange. and hat Of
los market tlace.
GIRAap's BAEK (BrEFHrs - Al count
felt notes on this hank be detected by observ
that there are ne ciycies OF water marks, in the
per, whereas there are Two circles in The genu
notes, which vii be observed hy holding them
to the light
MAxrTAcrrRERs' AND MscaAEics' BAwK
sos altered irom So, Observe the woTt FIFTY
crooked and bunglngly put on.
MrcHASIcs BAsK.-2O's, spurious dated
1928, letter L, pay to WIN. Lee; on the left
der IL mini Itufe Ekpness Of H. Clly un