The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-09-08
coUTERFElTs ON OHIO BANKS.

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The following is list of counteriets on the SOL
vent banks of this State. We have deemed 1t
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Rank of .Massillon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; vignette
steamboat, s'oop and ship under sail.
C,ty Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland,-3's, the fig
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Citation Bank Of Coiumbus-lO's altered from rs;
easily detected
beautifully 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 gen.
uine. i, beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun-
terfeit il is faint and but partially formed No.
tice also, that the female upon the left Of the bill
10 the genuine has a string of beads aronnd her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads.
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this name
having been mostly all redeemed. it will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous TO lS45.
Dayton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countersgn-
ed by the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the lett'r
"a" should be the same as over "No." in the
counterfeit it is Just the reverse-engravingi in
ferior to the genuine
Franklin Bank of Zdnesuiile, GAINESVILLE. e.-3S,
letter A; the figure 8 across the bill is very in
distinct. ...
Lafayette Bank-1's vignette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand
b's. letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name engra-
we'd, whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
IS, let J., Wig. sgners of the Declaration of lnde.
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle. President Oh.
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
l..J;, .no;rrIed whilst in the c0unterfeit il il
coarse, breaks off abruptly. and lacks the 10th of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, i'll the genuine
turns IN and nearly touches the word Cincin-
natl, whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
It1's. snurious They have for vignette view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vgDette an eagle standing IN car,
wings expanded. The engraving good, butpa-
per bad The bank has no such plates
los spurious The vignette is two children seat.
ed. on the right end full length portrait of Gel.
LAFAYETTE. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomas
String and other persons, and OF different dates.
The medallion head with the word TEN stamp.
ed on 1t is very rough and ndstinct.
los. letter B. dated January lst ls45. w. G. w.
Gano, cash, with pale ink G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good:
COS, close imitation of genuine; let B. dated Jan.
4,lS44, pay G.. Conahan: the toes of the female
in the vienette imperfect, and 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 Viguette drove OF cattle and locomo.
tive and cars in the distance.
Sandusdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
abont the same as the description of the counter.
felt as on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati
State Bank of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse The
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
SIS. 5's and los, alt from is and rs; hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos, none higher than sos issued.
ia. letter D, imitation of genuine, engraving
course: apparently Autographed; signatures lith-
ographed; filling and date very poorly done.
IS. letter b payable at the Union Bank, Massil-
lon. Paper and engraving course.
5,s. poo,Iy done The head of Franklin on the left
end Of the bill is badly engraved and the left eye
is omitted.
los yignette man on the left and female on
the right: railroad cars in the distance on the
left: a large X in the centre of the vignette an
eagle at ,be bottom The words estate Bank
Of ohio" larger than the genuine.
Western Rescue Jank-l0's, letter d. Murray,
Draper s. Fairman's plate,) 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
fouof the State, in addition to Ohio paper, is on
the banks OF Indiana, Kentucky, Western Penn
sylvsnia, and Wheeling, Va, which passes gener
ally at par. Care should be taken in handling In
diana and Kentucky paper, as the counterfeits or
those banks, are numerous. -..,.r.y..s