The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-11-24
coUTERFElTs ON OHIO BANKS.

CoUTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is list of countereits on the SOL
ven, banks of this State. We have deemed j!
useless to publish the counterfeis on those hanEs
whose charters have expired, or which have ia''d'
hank of assllon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not ON the genuine
I0's, new issue; unlike the genuine; vighe"s
steamboat, soop and ship under sail.
C,ty Baak Of Cieueland, Cleveland -3's. the iig'
rre 3, across the bill is not distinct.
CI;oto-, Bank of Colum5us-l0 l0's altered from rs;
easily detected.
Cou,lncrcial Bank of Cineinnoti-3s letter A,
beautifully executed, and likely to deceive the
best Judges. In the centre OF the note Is large
figure 3, the medallion part of which, in the gen.
uine, is beautifully wrought. whilst III 'he conn-
,erfeit, it is faint and but partially formed. No
,ice also that the female upon the LEFT OF the bill
In the genuine has string of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads
The genuine notes of the old bank OF this name
having been mostly all redeemed, i. will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous to lo45.
Daaton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countersign-
ed by the Register. II is halt an inch shorter
than the genuine. The flourish over the lett'r
.tAn should be the same as over Ono" in the
counterfeit it is Just the reverse-engraving in
ferior to the genuine
Frasklia Bank Of GAINESVILLE, Zanesve -3's,
letter A: the figure across the bill is very in
distinct.
Losryette Bnak-l's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand
5s, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name engra'
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
5's. let B., Wig signers of the Declaration of lnde
Dendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
naper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President. OBJ
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
il flourish or hair stroke, which, delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
head is encirced, whilst in the counterfeit II is
coarse breaks of abruptly. and lacks the 10Th of
above the word Cashier which, in the genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin-
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
lo's. splrious. They have for a ignette view OF
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
JO's letter B, vignette an eagle standing IN car,
wings expanded The engraving good, but pa
Der bad The bank has no such plates.
!O's spurious. The vignette is two children seat
ed, on the right end full length portrait of Gen.
JsFayette. Payable to II. Peachen, Thomas
String and other persons, and Of different dates
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
ed ont is very rough and indistnct.
lO's. letter B. dated January lst 1915 w. G. W.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Pres,.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
Gus, close imitation of genuine; let b. dated Jan.
{, l8l4, pay c. Conahan: the toes OF the female
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
IoO's SPURIOUS. The genuine bills have red back.
ohio Life Insurance anil Trust Co.-5's. sPuri-
GUS Vigne,te drove OF cattle and locomo-
Eve and cars in the distance.
Sandusdy City Bank--3's letter a. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
felt S's on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati
state Bank of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
bin contains the red back; and on the back Of
the genuine it reads State Bank of Ohio;' on
the counterfeit il reads State Of Ohio
81. SIS and los, eli from Is and Us; hold them
nm 10 the light and the alteration can be detected
1905, none higher than sos i6sued.
II, letter D, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lith-
ographed; filling and date very poorly done.
5's, letter payable at the Union Bank Massil-
lon. Paper and engraving course
0'.. nooly done The head of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is brdy engraved and the LETT eye
ia omitted. -
the ripla; railroad cars in the distance on the
Jeff; large X in the centre of the vignette an
eagle at The bottom. The words Estate Bank
Of Ohio" larger than the genuine.
ISestern Re sepve Jaak-l0s, letter D. Murray,
Draper Sc Fairman's plate.) badly executed.
d ate 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 Zaman Fitch.
OTHER BANK PAPER.
The principal part of the circulation in this Sec
,on OF the State, in addition to Ohio paper, is on
,he banks Of Indiaun, Kentucky, Western Penn
sylvania, and Wheeling, Va, which passes gener-
ally 81 par. Care should be taken in handling In
diana and Kentucky paper, as the copnterfeits on
those banks are numerous.
yHVHE quarterly meetings of the School Exam
H iners in Monroe county, Ohm, are on the
frat SATURDAYS of January April, July and Octo-