The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-06-25


Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati d
Muskingum Bank, Putnam .ta Do
BROKEN BANKS. M
Bank of Hamilton 10 dir
Bank of Norwalk 80 dis
Bank of Sandusky 10 die
Bank oil Wooster 90 dfs
All other banks either broken OF fraudulent. a
COUNTERFEIT ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is list Of ounterfeits on thsssi.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed il
useless to publish the counterleits on those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have fsiIsd.
Banf Of nass,iion-ls, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
| l0's, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts q
steamboat, soop and ship under sail.
City Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland. .-3,s. the fig.
ure 3. across the bill is not distinct 80
Clinton Bank Of Coiumbus--l0's altered from -;
easily detected
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3s letter A,
beautifully executed. and likely to deceive The
best judges. In the centre Of the nu,e 10 alsrgs
figure 8, the medallion part of which, in the gen.
uine, e,is beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun.
terieit, il is faint aud but partially formed. Ne.
tlce 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 iE
The genuine notes of The old bank of this name
having been mostly all redeemed. il will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous TO lS45
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 lett.r
"a" should be the same as over "No." in the
counterfeit it is just the reverse engraving in
feror to the genuine
Franklin Bank Of Zonesuiiie, Zanesville. e.-31,
letter A; the figure across the bill 10 very ia.
distinct
Lafayette Bank-l's vIgnette steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his rgh, hand.
5s, letter c., badly executed Cashr' name enEra.
we'd whole face Of the bill lighter than genuine.
6s, et b.. Wig signers of the Declaration Of lnde.
pendence, most beautifully engraved, and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, Pre.ident Oh.
serve the head OF Lafayette; in the genuine there
Is flourish or hair stroke. which IL delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in which The
head is encirced, whilst in the counterfeit II r.
coarse breaks of abruptly. and lacks the 10Th Of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the fourth
above the word Cashier which. it, the genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincia.
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
lO's, spurious They have for vignette view Of
iie ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
lU's letter b, vgnette an eagle standing in a car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, butpa.
per bad The bank has no such plates.
l0's spurious. The vignette is two children seat.
ed on the right end full length portrait of GET.
La Fayeite. Payable to H. Peacl,en, Thomas
String and other persons, and of different d,te..
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed Oh It is very rough and indsiinct.
los, letter B. dated January lst lS45 w.G.W.
Gano, cash., with pale ink G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
2Os, close imitation of genuine; let. B. dated Jan.
a, 1914, pay c. Conahan: the toes of the female
IN the vlgnette imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect,
loo'ss urious. The genuine bills have red back.
ONO Lye Insurance and Trust CO.-5's. spusi.
Gus. Vignette drove of cattle and a locomo.
tive and cars in the distance.
Sdnd"sdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description of the counter.
felt IS on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati.
STATE Bank Of Ohio-5s, engraving coarse. The
Dill contains the red back; and on the back ~
the genuine it reads State Bank Of Ohio;' On
the counterfeit it reads State of Ohio
's' be and los, cit from Is aud rs; hold them
up 10 the light and the alteration can be detected
oO's, none higher than SOS Issued.
g, letter u, imitation of genuine, eDprayinr
course; apparently Autographed; signatures li,h.
,ographed; filling and date very poorly done
s, letter payable at the Union Bank. Massil.
lon Paper and engraving course.
IS, poorly done. The head Of Franklin on The left
end Of the bill is b'dly engraved and the left eye
Is omitted. ft
os, vignette man on the lri. and female q.
ihe right; railroad cars in the distance on the
lett; large X in the centre OF the vignette an
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
OF Ohio" larger than the genuine.
vs. general appearance calculated to deceive. but
on examination and comparison with the genu.
ihg' VIII be found crude, and imperfect in de.
tail. The prominent fgu: es in the counterfeit.
are lacking in expression and careful minute.
ness Faces, hands, implements, &C., IN the
central vignette, are blurred and indistipct-
Portrait OF Gen. Harrison on left hand end. OBJ,
scure and undecided; in the genuine the 6xura
IS distinctly relieved from the back ground, the
coat showing dark in color against II The
dogs head on the bottom part. between ,he
signatures, is rough and coarse, and the serolls
containing the words Mutual Liabily" on ei,h.
er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine.
The hgure OF Minerva on the right side. r
perhaps one OF the best tests of comparison: n
the genuine, the spear in the right hand Of the
hgure, touches the letter In Ten, above:
while in the counterfeit il 10 midway betwesn
the letters T. and E; and on the breas,.pIats
race Is distinctly seen in the centre. Tho word /
Ten. under the figure, is pale and veal n ~.
ing, but dark and plain in the genuine. Faj
,, various branches; a good imitation. DetsstS
by the star or areoa ION the back) at The end ~
the bar enclosing the words "State Bank ~
Ohio;" being seti the centre Of square blocr.
which is not so in the genuine r'a
Ieste,n Reserue 6ank-l0's, letter D. fMuusv
Draper & Fairman's plate.) badly execu,ei
Date unknown. The worls'Western Reserve
Bank are on the left, and Ohio on The sirht
reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch.
OTHER BANK PAPER,
Ihe principal part of the circulation Ia this zee,
IN OF the State, in addition to Ohio paper. e -