The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-05
AT NtheT DaIlK5 eItHeT U'0RtHU OF TdHHUIeHV
COUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.

buiihO CIkfNt 'N'
COUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a lis, ol .ounter let's on thsssI.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed 10
useless to publish the counter feits CT those bsHks
whose charters have expired, or which have fsii.d.
Bank If .hia,s,hon-I's, viguette steamboat ssa
rsilro,d ears, which is not on the genuine
los, new issue; unlike the genuir e; ,ignstts .
ste. manat, oop and ship under sail.
City Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland --3's. the fg.
ure 8, across the bill is moi distinct. 75f'e
Clinton Bank Of Columbns-i0's altered froS e.;
easily detected
Commercial Bank Of ~Cineinna'i-3's letter 4,
beautifully executed. aud likely 10 deceive bs,
best Judges. In the centre OF the nate is = large
figure 8, the medallion part Of which, inths gea-
uine, is beautifully wrought, whilst IN the coua-
%terfeit, il is faint aud but partially formed. Ne.
tice also. that the female upon the left Ofths bill
in the genuine has a string of heads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads e
The genuine notes Of The old bank Of this nsas
having been mostly all redeemed. il will BE- beet
to refuse all notes dated previous to l645.
Dayton Bank = SIS letter A., regularly countersiSa.
ed by the Register. II is half all inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the Letter
"a" should be the anne as over 'No." in the
counterfeit il is Just the reverse-engravins in.
feriOr to the genuine
Franklin BGnk Of Zdne'piie, GAINESVILLE. Sc.
lett'r A; the figure 3 across the bill 10 very 10.
distinct. s
Lafayette Bank-l's vigne,te n steam boat; - the
left an Indian holding up has right hand.
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Cashr's name ensra-
we'd whale face of The bill lighter than genuine
SIS, let. b.. Wig signers Of the Declaration of inde.
perdence, most beautifully engraved, and gssd
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle. Pie,ident Gb-
serve the head "f Lafayette, in The genuine there
is a flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit il 10
coarse breaks off abruptly. and lacks the 18th Oh
an inch Of touching Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, il The genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin.
natl whilst il, the counterfeit II iurns down.
los, spurious. They have for a %vignette . view Oh
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon a shell.
los letter b, %vignette an eagle standing IN = car,
wings expanded. Tie engraving good, but pa
per bad. The bank has no such plates.
los spurious. The ~vignette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end a full length portrait of GEL.
La Fayette Payable to H.. Peachen, Thomas
String aud other persons, and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN Stang
ed Oh 1t is very rough and inhistinct.
los, letter b. dated January Isl ls45. W. G. W.
Gam, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
GUS, close imitation of genuine; let. b. dated Jan.
4, 1874, pay c. Conshsn: the toes of the female
in the ~vignette imperfect. aud the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end of the hin imperfect.
zoos . urious. The genuine bills have a red back.
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
Gus. Vignette a drove Of cattle aud a locoms.
tive and cars in the distance.
Sandusdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
about the same as he description OF the %counter-
felt 3s on the Commercial Bank OF Cinciupata.
State Bank Of Oh,o-5's, engraving coarse. The.
bill contains the red back; aud ON the back off
the genuine it reads State Bank of Ohio;' on,
the counterfeit il reads State of Ohio
3s, Sc and los, cit from Is aud rs; hold them.
up 10 the light and the alteration can be detected
1905, none higher than sos issued.
IL. letter D., imitation of genuine, engraving,
course; apparently Autographed; signatures iith-
ographed; filling and date yely poorly done.
SIS, letter B payable at the Union Bank, M%assiI-.
lon. Paper aud engraving course.
SIS, poorly done. The head of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is badly engraved and the lett eye.
is omitted.
los, visnetle a man on the left and a female O.
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; a large X IN the centre of the yignetts On
eagle at The bottom The words estate Bank
Of Chic" larger than the genuine.
los, general app arance calculated TO deceive, but
Oh examination and comparison with thr gene.
ing, will be found crude, and imperfect in de-.
tail. The prominent hgu; es In The counter felt.
are lacking in expression and careful minute.
ness. Faces, hands, implements, &c. m The
central vignette, are blurred and iDdistinct.-
Portrait Of Gen. Harrison OH left hand end, oh.
scure and undecided; IN the genuine the figure
is distinctly relieved from the back ground. The
coat showing dark in color against il The.
dogs head on the bottom part, between the,
signatures, is rough and coarse, aud the scrolls
containing the words 'Muiuat LiabiIy" on eth.
er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine
The figure Of Minerva on the right side. il
perhaps one 6f the hes, ,ests Of comparj,on: 4.
the genuine tie spear in the right hand nj Tho
figure, touches the letter 7 10 Ten. abuy..
while ia the cbnrl-rfrit il 10 midway bst,yee.
the letters T. and II; andapn The brcast. Mat. .
face is distinctly seen IN the centre. The word
Ten, under the BIZ, re, is pale aud weak in skal.
ing, hut dark and plaib IL the genuine.
Is, various branches. a good im~i,AtioD. Detect
by the star or sreolr (on the back( at 1.-THE end .
the bar e~neioshig The words, Estate Bank If
Ohio" being set IN the centre Of a square block.
which is mol So IN the genuine.
Uesfern r. sepre bank -10's, letter d. fMurrs,
Draper & Fairman's PLATED badly exetutsa'
Date unknown The wor Is Western Reservs
Bank are on the left. End Ohio on the ri,ht
hand margiu; on the genuine notes thew are ths
reverse. Sigued Zalmsn Fitch. issfsoFI
d.nqo D. OTHER RANK PAPER, ,.tll
The principal part Of the circulate IN in this SEE.
ton Of the State, in addition TO Ohio paper h.
the banks OF Indiana, Kentucky, Western Pam.
~sylvanis, and Wheeling, Va, which passes esn.,.