Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-09-14
From he Riehmond Enquire.
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES.

] DeloW we give list oil counterfeit Bank notes
on the Banks OF Virginia now in circulation, i'm
this and adjoining States. Perhaps it may be of
advantage TO our readers to pay some attention TO
this matter.
We are indebted to Mr.. Cook, in the Farmers
Bank, for Il list of coun,erieits on that Bank the
others are copied from Bicknell's Reporter.
| Exchange Bank IF pirginia, NoyfoM.
Twenties--dilcrcnt letters, and payable to diff
| fcrent persons--dated mostly since August, 1888.
Detected by observing that the filling up and sig
natures IN the same hand writing, and exccu-
ted In blotied manner.
Bank Of tie Yahty-WncAesicr.
Twen,ies--lettcrs A, others II, payable to !.
Wood, Bronze; May 1888; badly executed.
Ones-letter A, July /, 1899; signed Jno. Nc
Dowill, cashier, instead of Mcdowell.
| Fives-leiter a. dated May III, 1888, signed j.
| Mcdowell for cashier, and David Gibson for Pres
ident. All notes over SO are signed by the Cash
Ter and President
| ~ So notes purporiing TO be of the Bank of
the Valley, at Lynchbug. in circulation, sign
ed for cashier Jnc. Wallis, for President David
Gibson, This bank has no branch at Lynch
burg.
Hundreds--le,ter A, May 81, 1921.
Bank Of Yirginia-Richmond.
Fives-leters A. +. C. b. pay J.. Burfoot. ir.
u. IlickSon, August % aud June %, 1888 May
| 8, 1885; March l., 1880; Oct. 4, 1919, January
%, lSl5-engraving coarse, paper light and Aim
! sy.
! Fives-lrtters b. and ID; an imposing imita-
ton of the new plate engraved by larrnan, Dra-
per, Underwood u Co., with deep borders all
round; vignette, Hope seated on anchor The
signature A. Robinson, jr., cashier, is well done
paper Thin and nimsy, but general appearance
calculated To deceive.
/ Tens-leters A, II, G., pay A. GRAY Paul
Rice, c. Dorsey, w. Boiling, February % and
10, 1919; June 10, 1880; June 10, 1917; Janu-
airy ., 1919.
rens--le,ters b, B; signatures engraved.
Iens--June 4, 1877; the dot over the ''i'' in
! Cashiers name omitted.
Twenties-'rhe words "Bank of Virginia" are
placed right end, instead Cf the left and
twenty on left, instead OF the right.
! Fiiiies-letter b, pay to Urn, May %, 1896.
Two hundreds-pay G. Gaun,, April ,, 1925.
Bank IF Firginiu--OGce Charleston, Kana,cha
County, Va.
| FivSs-remarkably well executed, of various
dates, some August 3D., 1884; none are genuine
of this date.
Fives-e,ters A, G, d, June %, 1898; July
8 and ., and March B. 1882.
] Fives-lelters b, others ID, pay l.. Burfoot. ir,
and others. The face of Hope in the vignet,e,
blurred, and the flourish at the end of the cash
er's name engraved.
Tens--No genuine tens of the old plate are
! payable at this branch.
Bank Of Jirginio--QGce at Danuuic.
Fives-lerter A. pay Geo. Towne, Oct. 4, 1880;
Geo. y Dung, Oct. is, 1882
Tens-leiier A, pay George Towns, Dec. 4,
1923, Nov. d, April 7, 1881; Oct. A., 1880; en-
craving of the vignette very rough; in some the
word ".heir," before "oNice of discount &c., is
spelled "MGr."
Banh Of Pirginia-QGce at Fredericksburg.
Fives-le,ter, d, pay Hugh Mercer, May 4,
1919; Aug. A. 1929.
| Twenties-letter unknown. June %, 1870
Twen'ies-let'er ID. pay H. Mercer, April .,
1888; poorly done.
Bunk Of Ynginia-0Gec al Lynchburg.
Fives-letter d, others C, pay w. Norvell,
! Meenowel, Oct. 1919; Jan. 8, 1915.
Tens--letier C, ID, pay w. Norvell, July Is,
1882, w. Radlord, September %, 1919, and
other dates.
Twenties--letters c, D, b, pay John Early;
w. Norvell. May 3, 1925, October ,, March O.
1929; March ii, 1915.
Fitics-leiter A, pay Meenowel, April |, 1915
Bank IF Virgisia-NoyfoM.
Tens-Pay Geo. Newton, April IL, 1918.
Tens--Lctter ID. pay w. b. Lamb, March o,
1890; w. cambridge, cashier, j. Brockenbrough
| Observation-Disclosures engraved.
| Twentes-lelers A, B, ID, pay George New
ton, X. G. Lee, II. S. Lee; April g. March Q, A
pril II, 1914; May IL, 1916; Nov. 4, 1928;
Nov. 10, 1881.
Bank Of Trginia--PetersJurg.
Tens-letter G, pay Jas. f. May, July 10,
Twentes-leters A, B, C, pay ]. +. May,
January 8, July ID, July 80, 1919, and various
\ dates--well done.
North JPcStern Banh--UheeHng.
Tens-Atered from fves. The fives and the
altered notes have for vignette, a Phoenix arr
sing from its ashes. The true tens have an Ea-
gle holding in its beak chain, &c.
/ Tens-Spurious. Vignelte, an Indian with
upi!,ed tomahawk in one hand, and rifle in the
other On right hand steamboat, on left hand
female; not on true bills.
All notes purporing to be issued by the Mer.
chants and Mechanics Bank of Wheeling, paya-
BILE a, the Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Pha-
delphia, spurious.
Farmers Bank of Virginia.
! Fives-Some puTport TO be payable at Rich
mond TO b. Cowper, dated 2nd and 9th April
| 1882. There are others of this denomination pay
able TO different persons, and of various dates the
plate purporis to be engraved by Murray, Draper,
! farman q Co; and printed on thin paper; most
of the genuine notes on like description of pa
per have been withdrawn from circulation
! The counterfeits may be detected by close ex-
I animation of the engraving, which, together with
the filling up and signatures, very badly exc
cuted
( Tens-There are several counterfeit plates Of
! this denomination, with different letters payable
at Richmond, to W. Greedy, w. Greenleaf, and
others; various dates, from 1891 to 1888, some of
the signatures Of w. Nekeryis, Cashier, and p. N.
Nicholas, President, are tolerably well executed
others miserably done, and the filing up in al
most every instance bad. Some Of the counteIfits of
this denomination may be detected by the vignette,