The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-12-03
Bank Note Table.

CO1TfrIPO TPeH|U .JV fe 'VHU ~ D'V"o''"eyS
CuUNTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a list o, .onnterieits on the sol.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed il
useless 20 publish the counterfeits on those banks
| whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Bank Of .Mass,lion-I's, vignette steamboat sad
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignstis q
steamboat, s'oop and chip under sail.
C,,y Bank Of Cleveland, Cleveland -3s. the hE-
ure 3, across the bill is not distinct.
ChafOn Bank Of COiumbuS-IOs altered iromSsi
easily detected.
Commercial Bank Of Cincihmaii-3s letter A.
beautifully executed. aud likely to deceive the
best Judges. In the centre OF the nate is a large
figure 8, the medallion part Of which, III the gem
uine, j. beautifully wrought. whilst IN the cou"-
%terfeit, il is faint AID but partially formed. No
tice also, that the female upon the left OF the bill
ia the genuine has . string OF beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads
The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this nsms
having been mostly all redeemed. it will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous 10 le45.
Davtmu Bank SIS letter A. regularly counterslga'
ed bv the Register. Ii is half an inch shorter
than the genuine The flourish over the lettsr
"A" should he the same as over NO. IN thS
counterfeit it is lust the everse-engraVin IN
ferior to the genuine
| Franklin Bank Of Z0nespiHe, Zanesvi''e 49,
letter A; the figure 3 across the bill IS very in'
dislinCt.
L,tayelte Bank-l's vignelte a steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
SIS. letter c., hadiy executed, Cashr's name engra-
we'd whale face of the hill lighter than genuine.
SIS, let. b., Wig. signers Of the Declaration OF indie.
pepJence, most beautifully engraved, and good
, paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle. President. OBJ
serve the head of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is a flourish or hair stroke, which IL delicate ana
nearly touches the marginal border in which the
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit II 10
coarse breaks off abruptly and lacks the !oth OF
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, i'll the genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin-
natl willis, in the counterfeit 1t turns down.
los, spurious. They have for a vignette a view Of
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon a shell.
los letter B, %vignette an eagle s,ahdihg ~ d cas-
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 a full length portrait oi Ieh.
La Fayette. Payable to H.. Peachen' thomas
String and other persons, and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word EN- stump
ed Oh It is very rough and indistinct.
los. letter b. dated January Is, lS45. VIC W.
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G.. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark general appearance goou.
Dos, close imitation OF genuine; let ID. oa'eu jan
4. 1874. nav C. Conahan: the toes OF the iemaIe
in the vienette imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end OF the bill imperfect
1909 s, nrious. The genuine bills have ared BACK.
ohio Life Insurance amt 1r"st CO.'S sPu'H
Gus. Vignette a drove OF cattle and a iocomo-
tive and cars in the distance.
Sandusdu City Bnnk-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF the counter
felt 3s on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati.
State Bank of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
bill contains the red hack; and on the back OF
the genuine it r. ads State Bank OF Ohio;' on
the counterfeit it reads State OF Ono
SIS, SIS and los, cit from is and rs; hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be deieetsa
zoos, none higher than SOS issued.
Is, letter d, imitation OF genuine, engraving
course; apparently autographed; signatures llth-
ographed; filling and date very pr orly done.
SIS, letter B payable at the Union Bank, Massil-
lon. Paper and engraving course.
SIS, poorly done. The head of Franklin on the left
end of the bill is b,Lly engraved and the lett eye
is omitted.
los, ~vignette a man on the left and a female on
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; a large X in the centre of the yignette an
eagle at the bottom. The words estate Bank
of Chic" larger than the genuine.
los, general app 'arauce calculated to deceive, hut
on examination AVID comparison with the gem.
ing, will be found crude, and imperfect 10 de-
tail. The pi ominent flgu es In the counter felt
are lacking in expression and careful minute,
ness. Faces, hands, implements, &c, IN tbs
central vignette, are blurred aud iudistinct.-
Portrait of Gen. Harrison on lett hand end, OBJ
scure and undecided; in the genuine the figure
is distinctly relieved from The back ground, the
coat showing dark in color against it Tbs
dogs head on the bottom part, between tho
signatures, il rough and coarse, aud the scrolls
containing the words Mutual Liabily" on eith-
er side, are faint, and smaller than the genuine.
The figure Of Minerva on the right side. ID
perhaps one Of the best tests of comparisons; in
the genuine, the spear in the right hand OF the
figure, touches the letter 7 in Ten, above;
While in the counterfeit it is midway betwssa
the letters 7. and f; and on the breast. plato .
face is distinctly seen in the centre. The word
Ten, under the figure, is pale and weak in sbad-
ing, but dark and plain IN the genuine.
Is. various branches: a good imitation. Detect
by the star or areola ION the back) at the end .
the bar enclosing the words estate Bank ct
Ohio;'' being set in the centre OF a square block,
which is not so in the genuine.
Western Reserve bank-l0's, letter d. Murray,
Draper g. Fairman's plate.) badly executed.
Date unknown. The worj is w estern Reserve
Bank are on the lett, end ohio on the right
hand margin; on the genuine notes they are the
reverse. Signed Zalman Fitch,
OTHER BANK PAPER.
The principal part of the circulati IN in this seo-
ton of the State. in addition to Ohio paper, 10 On
the banks ct Indiana, Kentucky, Western Peus-
s~ylvaais, and Wheeling, Va, which passes genet
diana and KENTUCKY paper, ~ the ssuaterfe,s -
those hanks are numerous.