The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-12-24
Counterfeit Bank Note Table.

vent banks of this State, We have deemed ii
useless to publish the counterfeits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Bank Of G~eauga-l0's, Wig. woman, sheaf of wheat
&c females features not distinct, engraving
aud paper poor.
Bank Of Massiil0n-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not oil the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetto a
steamboat, sloop aud ship under sail.
Ctty Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland. -3's, the fig
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
city Bank. Coium6us-5's imitation of genuine:
Autographed.
los, imitation of genuine: likely to deceive at first
sight, but will not stand close Inspection.
los, Wig. a female in a sitting posture, sheaf OF
wheat in her lett hand. Gov. Vance on the lett
OF the Wig, and Gen. Harrison on the right end
of the note. In these respects it represents the
genuine and is likely TO pass; but the shading in
the name OF the Bank is coarse. scratches being
SEEM the eyes of the principal figures are too
dark, lacking expression. Thos. Noodle, cash.
IS in a tremui0us hand.
Citation Bank Of C0iumbus-5s, Wig. horned cat
tie, &c detect by the line upon which the date
is written; the line and date is on a level with
the horses forward foot, whilst in the genuine it
is about enc eighth of an inch below.
SIS, letter ID, v~syiousIy filled up. The vignette
and medallion on either side of il much darker
than the genuine by whichthey may be detected.
los altered from rs; easi!y detected.
Commercial Bank Of Cincnnati-3's letter A,
beautifully executed. aud likely to deceive tho
best judges. In the centre Of the bale is a large
figure g, The medallion part OF which, in the gem
uine, is beautifully wrought, whilst i'll the coun-
%terieit, il is faint and but partially formed. No
tice also, that the female upon the left of the bill
in the genuine has a 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, it will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous TO 1915.
SIS, letter A. A; Wig. harvest scene. James Hall
Cash, Jacob Strader, Pces.; engraving coarse;
the bank has no such plate.
Dayton Bank -5's letter A regularly countersign-
ed by the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the Letter
"a" should be the same as over emo" in the
counterfeit it is just the reverse-engraviDg in
ferior to the genuine
los, altered from bank Of Vernon, a spurious note.
Franklin Banh Of ZanesUile, Zanesville.-3's,
letter A; the figure 3 across the bill is very in
distinct.
Lafayette Bank-1's vlgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Casbr's name engra-
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine
SIS, let. b.. Wig. signers of the Declaration of INDIE
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President. Oh.
serve the head of 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 is
coarse breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 18th Of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, i'll the genuine
turns up aud nearly touches the word Cincin.
natl whilst in the counterfeit 1t turns down.
lOs, spurious. They have for a %visnette a view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon a shell.
lUs letter b, vignette an eagle standing 10 a car,
wings expanded. The engraving good, butpa
per bad. The bank has 10 such plates.
los spurious. The vionette is two children seat.
ed, on the right end a full length portrait of Gen.
La Fayette. Payable TO ii. Peachey, Thomas
String aud other persons, and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed OH 1t is very rough aud indistinct,
los, letter b, dated January !st 1915. w. G.. W.
Gano, cash, with pale NIX, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark general appearance good.
2O's, close imitation Of genuine; let. b. dated Jan.
A, 1874, pay c. Constant: the toes of the female
in the vignette imperfect, aud the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end Of the bill imperfect.
1908 5 urious. The genuine bills have a red back
Sandusdy Cty BGnh-3's letter A.. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
felt 3s Oh the Commercial! Bank OF Cincinnati.
State Bonk Of OhiO-I's, let E, engraving coarse.
Detect by the dog at the bottom Of the bill. In
the counterfeit, the dogs hair, as also his fea.
lures, are coarse, and he has a woliish look.
Is, various branches, a good imitation. Detect
by the star or areoia ton The back at The end Of
the har enclosing the words Estate Bank Of
Ohio being set 10 the centre o! a square block,
which is not so in the genuine.
Is, letter u, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently autographed; signatures nth.
o~graphed; filling aud date very poorly done.
IS, letter b, engraving very Coarse. Detect by
the parallel lines, or scratches, as they are called,
which pass through the words Three DOiiGrS,'
they are coarse and irregular as though they
were drawn with IA pen; ia the genuine no
scratches are seen.
3's, letter A: not a bad imitation of the genuine;
engraving ~inlerior: Wig. male and female in Sit
ting posture, farming implements, &c. sigma
lures bad
3's, SIS aud JOS, alt from Is aud 2's; hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be detected
IS, engraving coarse. The bill contains the red
back; and on the back OF the genuine it reads
State Bauk of Ohio;' on the counterfeit it reads
State of Ohio
5's, letter B payable at the Union Bank, Massil.
iO"f A"INi "'' gnu N'N'SN'
SIS, poorly done. The head of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is badly engraved and the left eye
is omitted.
SIS, letter c. Wig. three females, tao Indians, SC.
The rake teeth are too short. and irregular IN
length; observe also the name of the Bank, aud
o FIVE DOLLARS; the genuine is beautifully sha-
ded; the shading is omitted in the counterfeit,
-ensraving coarse, bnt calculated to deceive.
los, vignette IA man OH the lett and a female ON
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; a large x in the cen,re of the ~vignetts an
eagle at the bottom. The words Estate Bank
of Ohio larger than the genuine.
los, payable at Union Branch, Ma,silon. S.Bar-
nard, cash, and a fac simile of Pres. Swans
wri.ipg-NIsy 8, ls48, No 533
los, Wig. Indians, &c. Gen Harrison OH the left OF
the bill, and Minerva on the right, rather good
imitation. Detect by the point of the spear on
the right of the bill; III the genuine it touches
the letter T in TEN, i'll the counterfeit it is
midway between 7 and Z.
los, Wig. a man and a female, large X, &c., the
man is in a sitting position. his knee lacks, say
the 10Th of an inch of touching the dark line in
the circle, in the genuine it touches. -
2O's, detect by the medallion work at the bottom of