The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-01-30
CoUTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS

COUTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a list of counterIets 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 fall'd
Bank 0f Ma,siilOn-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignette
steamboat, soop and ship under sail.
C,tv Bank of Cieuelaad, Cleveland, ,-3's, the fg-
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank of ColunibuS-l0's altered from rs;
easily detected.
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3s letter A,
beautifully executed. and likely to deceive the
best Judges In the centre OF the nate is alarge
tigure 8, the medallion part of which. in the gen
uine il beautifully wrought, whilst in The coun-
terfeit ii is faint aud but partially formed No
tice also, that the female upon the left OF the bill
in the genuine has 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 -5s letter A, regularly countersign-
ed by the Register. 1t is hall an men shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the lett
ga" should be the same over "No" in the
counterfeit it is Just the reverse-engravng in
ferior to the genuine
Franklin Bank of GAINESVILLE, Zanesvllle-3s,
letter A; the figure across the bill is very in
distinct.
Lofauette Bank-l's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Cashr's name engra.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
5's let B., Wig signers OF the Declaration OF inde.
| pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
| paper. 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 is encirced, whilst in the counterfeit il is
| coarse breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 10Th of
an inch Of tonching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, i'll the genuine
turns up aud nearly touches the word Cincn-
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
lO's, spurious They have for vignette view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon she'll
los letter B, vignette eagle standing in car,
wings expanded. Tie 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 Ger.
La LaFayette. Payable to H. Peachen, Thomas
String and other persons, and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
ed OH It is very rough and inds,inct.
lO's, letter B. dated January ls ls45. w. G. w.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good,
2U's, close imitation of genuine; let b. dated Jan.
4, 1874, pay C. 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 urious. The genuine bills have red back
ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
Gus. Viguete "A drove OF cattle and locomo
tive and cars in the distance.
SanduSdy City Bdnk-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
fei, 3's on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati
State Bunk Of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
bill contains the red back; and on the back o.
the genuine it ads State Bank of Ohio;' or
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio
s's. SIS and los, cit from Is and 2s; hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos none higher than sos issued.
Is, letter y, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lith
ographed; filling and dale vety poorly done.
SIS, letter B payable at the Union Bank, Massi
lon Paper aud engraving course.
5's. poo,ly done. The head of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is bpIly engraved and the lett eye
is omitted.
los, vignette man on the lett and female or
| the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large X in the centre of the vignette al
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
of ohio" larger than the genuine
IVestern Reserve Jank-l0's, letter d. Murray
Draper g. Farman's plate,) badly executed
Date unknown. The words Western Reserve
Bank are on the left, end Ohio on the righ
hand margin; on the genuine notes they are thu
reverse Signed Zalman Fitch
OTHER BANK PAPER.
The principal part of the clrculati IN in this sec
ton of the State, in addition to Ohio paper, is NJ
the banks of Indiana, Kentucky, Western Penn
syivanla, and Wheeling, Va, which passes geneT
ally at oar. Care should be taken in bandling In
diana and Kentucky paper, as the counterfeits O.
hose banks are numerous ....
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