The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-09-22
coIrTEREEITs ON OHIO BANKS.

u COJJTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS,
The folio wing is list of counterfes on the SOL
vent banks of this State. We have deemed 1t
useless to publish the counterfets on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have fail'd.
Bank of .Massllon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not ON the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuire; vignette
steamboat, s'oop and ship under sail.
Ctfu Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland. -3's, the tig-
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
fp;a,on Bank of ColumJus-l0's altered from rs;
q easily detected &
Commercial Bank Of Cineinnati-3's letter A.
q beautifully executed, and likely to deceive the
bestiudges. In the centre of the nate is large
figure g. the medallion part of which, in the gen.
u uine, i, beautifully wrought. whilst in the coun'
terfeit, it is faint aud but partially formed NO.
tice ALSO that the female upon the iet OF the OIL
in the genuine has string of beads aronnd her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads,
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this maine
Having been mostly all redeemed, it will be best
n a refuse all notes dated previous to l645.
DaVton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countersIgn-
n nv The Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the lett r
sd" Az should be the same as over ''No." III the
ri counterfeit it is just the reverse-ehgraVIng IN
- ferior to the genuine -,
Franklin Bank of Zdnespiiie, GAINESVILLE -3's,
letter A; the figure across the bill is very in-
distinct.
Lofavefte Bank-1's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left, an Indian holding up his right hand
s's letter C.. badly executed, Cashr's name engra-
we'd. whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
bs let. B., Wig signes of the Declaration OF lnde.
lpendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
naper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President OBJ
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
IA flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
head il encrcled, whilst in the counterfeit il is
coarse, breaks off abruptly. and lacks the 10Th OF
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
aboye the word Cashier which, i'll the genuine
turns up aud nearly touches the word Cincin.
natl. whilst in the counterfeit 1t turns down.
los, spurious. They have for vignette view OF
" The ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing III car
wings expanded. The engraving good, but pa
ner bad The bank has no such plates.
M. SPURIOUS. The vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end full length portrait of Geh
I.aFayett.. Payable to H. Peachen. Thomas
String aud other persons, and OF different dates
The medallion bead, with the word TEN stamp.
ed on It is very rough and indistnct
1f's. letter B. dated January LIST ls45. W. G. w.
Cam. cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest,
Paper rather dark, general appearance good
ou's. close imitation ofgenulne; let b. dated Jan.
J.. "
H. IN. vic nette imperfect. and the right hand Of
,he Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
,oO,s a. urious The genuine bills have a red back.
OHIO Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, sPurI'
ous. Vignette a drove OF cattle and locomo-
tive and cars in the distance.
;Sandusdv City Bank-3's letter "A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati
STATE Bank Of Ohio-5's. engraving coarse Ihe
kark and n
he genuine it reads State Bank of Ohio;' on
he sounteriet, i, reads State Of Ohio
a. "a and los, cit from Is aud rs; hold them
~ N the light and the alteration can be detected
,01's' none higher than SOS issued
=. is,,er d. imitation of genuine, engraving
Course: apparently autographed; signatures lith.
ographed; filing and date vey poorly done =,
s,s. letter B payable at the Union Bank Massll'
lon, Paper and engraving course,
Ga. poorly done. The head OF frshkih on 'ne 'el'
end of the bill is bpdly engraved and the lett eye
is omitted. ,.E,
,o,s vionetta man on the lett and female on
,he r;oht: railroad cars in the distance on the
rsf,. a large X in the centre OF the vIgnetle an
ao.,e At ,he bottom. The words estate Bank
If Ohio" large than the genuine
Western Rescue Jarik-lo's, letter D. tMurray'
Draper s. Fairman's pate.) badly executed
Date unknown. The words Western Reserve
Bank are on the left, end 'Ohio on 'he r'g'l
hand margin; on the genuine notes they are the
reverse. 4 Sigued Zalman Fitch.
,efe4 OTHER BANK PAPER.
The principal part Of the cmculat IN in this sec
,ion Of the State, in addition to Ohio paper, is on
The banks ot Indiana, Kentucky, Western Penn
syivanla, aud Wheeling. Va, which passes gener-
.si,v Al par Care should be taken in handling In
d;.n. and Kentucky paper. as the counterfelts on
those banks are numerous.