The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-08-11
couTERFEITs ON OHIO BANKS


The following is a list of Counterfeits Oh the SOL
vent banks of this State. We have deemed 1t
useless TO publish the counerfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have fail1o.
Rank of .Nass,llon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
IC's. new issue; unlike the genuine; vignete
steamboat, soop and ship under sail
C,tv Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland-3's, the hg-
uge 3, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank Of C0lumOuS-lo al'creu i'o'" .
easily detected
Corumercial Bank of Cincinndti--3s letter A,
beautifully executed. and likely to deceive the
hest Judges In the centre OF the note is large
figure g. the medallion part OF which, IN the gem
ujne is beautifully wrought, whilst IN The coun-
terfeit, il is faint and but partially formed. No.
tce also, that the female upon the left of the bill
in the genuine has string OF beads around her
neck tho counterfeit has no beads.
The genuine notes ofihe old bank of this name
having been mostly all redeemed, il will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous to 1913
Do,ton Bank -5's letter a, regularly countersign-
Cd bv the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the lett
sA'' should be the same as over "No" in the
counterfeit it is just the reverse se-engraVing in
lerior to the genuine
Franklin Bank Of ZanesriHe, GAINESVILLE -Ss'
Letter A: the figure across the bill is very in
distinct
I,fauette Bdnk-1's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
5.s letter c., badly executed, Cashr rs name engra
we'd. whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
as lei b., Wig. sgners of the Declaration OF lnde-
nendence, most beautifully we'd, and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, Pr ident. OBJ
sarve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
"a flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearlv touches the marginal border in which the
he,d il encircied, whilst in the counterfeit il is
coarse. breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 10th of
an inch of touching. Notice also the flourish
ahove the word Cashier which, ia the Eenune
turns I'M and nearly touches the word Cincin-
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down
los. spurious. They have for vignette view OF
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell
los letter B, vignette eagle standing in car,
wings expanded. The engraving good. but pa
per bad The bank has no such plates.
1O,s snurious The vgnette is two children seat
ed on the right end full length portrait of Gen.
la Fayette. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomas
String and other persons, and of different dates
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
ed OH 1t is very rough and indlstnct
ma. letter b. dated January lst lS45. w. G. w.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
9O's. close imitation OF genuine; let. B. dated Jan.
1874, pay c. Conshan: the toes of the female
in the Wig nette imperfect, aud the right hand of
the Indian on the lett end OF the bill imperfect.
zoos Spurious The genuine bills have red back.
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, 'spuri-
ous Vignette a drove OF cattle and locomo.
tive and cars in the distance
Saadusdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank oi Cincinnati.
State Bank Of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
hin 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
Ga. SIS and los, alt from Is and 2's; hold them
I'm TO the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos. none higher than SOS issued.
Western Resevue 6ank--10's, letter d. Murray,
Draper & Fairmau's pate.) badly executed.
Date unknown. The words western Reserve
Bank, are on the left, and 'Ohio' on the right
hand margin; on the genuine notes they are the
reverse Signed Zalman Fitch
OTHER BANK PAPER.
The principal part of the circulation in this Sec
ton Of the State, in addition to ohio paper, is on
the banks OF Indiana, Kentucky, Western Penn
syyauIa, and Wheeling, Va, which passes gener-
aIly al par. Care should be taken in handling In
diaua and Kentucky paper, as the counterfeits on
those banks are numerous.