The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-10-27
CoUTERFEITs ON OHIO BANKS

... COOIEkFEIIS ON OHIO BANhS
The following is a list of couuter!eits Oh the sol-
vent banks of this State, We have deemed it
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have fail ID.
Bunk Of .Mnsillon-l's, vignet,e Steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not On The genuine.
los, new issue; unke the genui e; vignette q
ls steamboat, s. 'oop aud ship under sail,
C,ty Bank Of Ciepelaad, Cleveland --3's, the fig
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank Of Columbus los altered from 2 s.;
easily detected
Commercial Bank Of Cincinnah-3's lsttcr A =,
beautiuiy executed. and likely to deceive the
best Judges In the centre OF the note is large
figure 8, the medallion part Of which, in the gem
uine, is beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun-
Aterfet, il is faint aud but partially formed. No.
tce also, thai the female upon the left of the bllI
r 10 the genuine has string Of beads aronnd her
-1r neck, the counterfeit has no beads
The genuine notes of the old bnnk Of this name
having been mostly all redeemed, it will be best
gs to refuse all notes dated previous 10 1915.
Dayton Bank --5'sletter A. regularly countersign-
p, ed by The Register. II is half an inch shorter
q than the genuine The flourish over the lett r
90. "A" should he the same as over mo" in the
s. counterfeit it is just the engraving n-
g.s ferior TO the genuine.
Franklin Bank Of Zqaepille, Zanesville as,
letter A; the figure across the bill! is very in-
distinct .........
Lptayette Baak-1's vgnette steam boat; Oh the
s. left an Indian holding up has right hand
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name engra-
we'd whale face of the bill lighter than genuine
5s let B., Wig. siguers of the Declaration Of lnde.
pendence most beautifully engraved, and good
paper Gano, Cashier; Carlisle. Pre-. id-nt. oh.
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is flourish or hair stroke, which is deitae and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
head is ensrced, whilst ia tha-Sounteriet il is
coarse breaks off abruptly. and lacks The l6h of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, ia the Genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cncu.
- natl whilst in the counterfeit II turns down.
los, spurious, They have for a vignes view of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, viguettc an eagle standing in car
wings expanded. The engraving good, but pa.
per bad The banE has no such plates.
los spurious, The vgqetie is Two children seat.
ed on the right end full ngih portrait Of Gen
La Fayete Payable to II. Pearlten, Thomas
String aud other persons, and Of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
ed Oh 1t is very rough aud indis,iuct
10s, letter 3. dated January Isl I5l5, ", c, w.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, g TAYLOR Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
20s, close imitation of genuine; tet. Il. dated jan.
4, 1911, pay c. Conahsn: the toes OF the female
in the vignette imperfect, aud the right hand nf
the Indian on the lett end Of the bill imperfect.
1905 urious. The genuine bill have AIRED back
Ohio Life Insurance dii Tl7fst Co--5's, spur.
Gus. Vgneite drove of calila and locomo-
ri tive and cars in the distance.
SanduSdy CHy BnHk- k--3's letter A Description
about the same as the description 0i The counter
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank 0I Cincinnati
State Bnk Of Oh"--5's, engraving coarse TIE
q bill contains the red back; and on the back OF
= the genuine it reads State Bank of Ohio;' on
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio >
S's, SIS aud los, 1t from Is aud 2's; hold them
to the lighl and the alteration can be detected
Io0's, none higher than SOS issued.
Is, letter d, imitation Of genuine, engraving
u course; apparently lilhograpbed; signaure,h,h-
7 ographed; filing and date We poorly done, |
SIS, letter B payable at the Union Bank, MlssiI- !
m lon,7 Paper aUd engraving course
5's, puo ly done The head Of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is bpjly engraved aud the left eye
= is omitted.
los, vignettc man on the left and female on
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large X in the centre of the yighetie an
i. eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
.o Of Chic" larger than the genuine.
Weste,R Rtsepue Jdnk-l0's, letter D. Murray,
~ Draper & Farman's piate.) badly execulsd.
a, Date unknown. The words Western Reserve
7, Bank are on the left, and Ohio on the rigIt
d hand margin; on the genuine notes they are the
reverse. Signed Il ,lman Fitch.
4, OTHER BANK PAPER.
N Tbs principal part OF the crculali)u IN in this sec
ton of the State in addition to Ohio paper, is on
the banks OF In1iana, Kentucky, Western Penn
sylvan,a, and Wheeling, Va, which passes gener-
ally AZ par Care should be taken in handling In
diana and KentucSy paper. as the counteTlets on
those banks are numerous.
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