The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-04-30
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Commercial Bank of Lake Erie. CLEVELAND
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, StsubenVihs
Franklin Bank of Columbus
Franklin Bank, Cincinnati
Mechanics bud Traders Bank, Cincinnati
Muskingum Bank. Putnam
BROKEN BANKS
Bank Of Hamilton vae
Bank of Norwalk ou ois
Bank of Sandusky ~ as
Bank of Wooster " om
All other banks either broken o, fraudulent
COUNTERFElTS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a list OF .ounteriets OH the sci.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed u
useless to publish the counterfeits on those oanss
whose charters have expired, or which have hi'ss:
Bank Of Ma, s,iion-l's, vignette steamboat ans
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts .
steamboat, s'oop aud ship under sail.
C,ty Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland.-3's. the hg.
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct
Clinton Bank Of Columbus-l0's altered from 10;
easily detected. ...
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3s letter A.
beautifully executed. aud likely 10 deceive the
best Judges In the centre Of the nate Is alsrgs
figure 8, the medallion part of which. in the gen.
uine, il, beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun-
terieit, it is faint and but partially formed Ne.
tice Also that the female upon the left OF The bill
10 the genuine has string of beads aronnd her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads -....
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this nsms
having been mostly all redeemed. ii will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous 10 le45.
Dayton Balk SIS sletter 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 ono" in the
counterfeit it is just the reverse-engrsving ia
feror TO the genuine
Franklin Bank Of ZanesviIle, Zanesville.-as.
letter A; the figure across tho bill is very 'n'
distinct.
Lafayette Bank-1s vIgneue steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his rigb, hand.
SIS, letter c., badly executed Cashr's name engra.
we'd whale face of the bill lighter than genuine.
IS, let. B.. Wig sgners of the Declaration of lnds.
pendence. most beautifully engraved. and goo1
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, PIesideDi. Oh.
serve the head Of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is flourish or hair stroke, which IL delicate ans
nearly touches the marginal border IN which the
head is encirced, whilst in the counterfeit itis
coarse breaks of abruptly. and lacks the 18th OF
an inch Of touching. Notice also the hourish
above the word Cashier which. it, tho genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin.
natl whilst in the counterfeit II turns down.
los, spurious. They have for vignette view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing in car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, butPs.
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 GEL.
La Fayette. Payable to II. Peachen. Thomas
String and other persons, and OF different dstes.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed OF 1t is very rough and indistinct.
los, letter B. dated January lst ls45. VIC. W.
Gano, cash., with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
Gus, close imitation of genuine; lot. B. dated Jsn.
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.