The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-02-12
Bank Note able.
Corrected .lOetkly tor the Spirit ete Dems~esy.

City BANK, CoumDue ~
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati %
Dayton Bank, Dayton "a %
Franklin Bank, Zanesvie %
Sandusky City Bank, Sandusky -
Seneca County, Bank. Tiffin %
Western Reserve Bank, Warren -
OLD CHARTERED BANKs
Bank Of Circlevle, H. Lawrence, cashier) par
Bank of Massillon, Massillon 90
Clinton Bank Of Columbus do
Lafayette Bank, Cincinnati %
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co., Cincinnati -
BANKS WHOSE CHARTERS HAVE EXPIRED.
Bank Of Chcathe par
Bank Of Cleveland ds
Bank of Marietta %
Bank OF Mount Pleasant 40
Bank of Xenia 90
Bank of GAINESVILLE 90
Belmont Bank OF st. Clairsville %
Coumbiana Bank OF New Lisbon do
Commercial Bank Of Scioto, Portsmouth %
Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, Cleveland 90
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Steubenvills 90
Franklin Bank Of Columbus 90
franklin Bank, Cincinnati DO
Mechanics and Traders Bank, Cincinnati 40
Muskingum Bank, Putnam Do
BROKEN BANKS.
Rank of Ham;Iton 10 die
Rant of Nnrwalk 80 dis
Rank of Sanduskv 10 dis
Rank of Wooster 90 dis
All other banks either broken oil fraudulent
COUNTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKS.
The following is a list ol ountereits on the sci.
vent banks of this State. We have deemed u
useless to publish the c0unterfeits on those oanks
whose charters have expired, or which have failed.
Bank of Massillon-l's, vignette steamboat and
railroad cars, which is not on the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignetts
steamboat, sloop and ship under sail.
C,ty Bank Of Cleueland, Cleveland.-3S. the t.
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
Clinton Bank of Columbus-l0's altered fronzs;
easily detected.
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3s letter A.
beautifully executed and likely to deceive the
best Judges. In the centre Of the nate is alargs
figure 9, the medallion part of which, the gem
uine, j, beautifully wrought, whilst in the coun.
terfeit, il is faint and but partially formed. NO.
tice Also that the female upon the left OF the o'i'
| in the genuine has string OF beads aroma 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 10 le45.
Dauton 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 "No." III the
| counterfeit it is Just the reverse-engraving IN.
feror to the genuine
Franklin Bank of Zanesuiile, Zanesville.-Ss.
letter A; the figure across the bill is very in
| distinct.
Lnfavette Bank-1's vIgnete steam boat; on the
left an Indian holding up his righ! hand.
SIS, letter c., badly executed, Cashrs name engrs.
we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine
5s let B., Wig signers of the Declaration OF lnde.
pendence, most beautifully engraved. and good
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, PIerident. OBJ.
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 encrced, whilst in the counterfeit il 10
coarse breaks of abruptly. and lacks the !6.h OF
above the word Cashier which, il the genuine
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincia.
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
los, spurious. They have for vignette view 81
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon shell.
los letter B, vignette an eagle standing in car,
wings expanded. The engraving good, butPa
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 Gen.
Lafayette. Payable to H. Peaclen, Thomas
String and other persons, and of different dates.
, The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp.
ed OH 1t is very rough and indstinct.
los, letter B. dated January LIST 1916 w. G. w.
Gano, cash., with pale ink, G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
A, 1874, pay c. Conahan: the toes Of the female
in the vignette imperfect, and the right hand sf
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
1905 spurious The genuine bills have red back.
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co.'s, spuri.
GUS. Vignete drove OF cattle and a locomo.
tive and cars in the distance.
=. Sa1dusdy City Bank-3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description Of the counter.
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnst
State Bonk of Ohio-5's, engraving coarse. The
bill contains the red back; and on the back Of
the genuine il reads 'Sate Bank Of Ohio;' on
the counterfeit it reads State Of Ohio
s's, 5's and los, slt from is and 2's hold them
up to the light and the alteration can be detected
zoos, none higher than sos issued.
Is, letter d, imitation Of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures lith.
ographed; filling and date veiy poorly done.
SIS, letter payable at the Union Bank, Massii
lon. Paper and engraving course.
SIS, poorly done. The head Of Franklin the left
end of the bill is b,dy engraved and the left eye
J.. is omitted.
los, vignette man on the left and female on
the right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large X in the centre Of the vignetts a.
). eagle at the bottom The words Estate Bank
of Ohio" larger than the genuine.
los, general app sarance calculated to deceive, but
OIL examination and comparison with the genu.
ing, will be found crude, and imperfect in de.
8 tail. The prominent figures in the counterfeit.
are lacking in expression and careful minute,
ness Faces, hands, implements, &C., IN the
:, central vignette, are blurred and ndistinct.--
Portrait Of Gen. Harrison on left hand end, OBJ.
scure and undecided; in the genuine the figure
70 is distinctly relieved from the back ground, the
70 coat showing dark in color against it The
'r dogs head on the bottom part, between the
signatures, is rough and coarse, and the scrolls
% containing the words Mutual Lisbily" on eth.
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 comparison; ia
tha oenuine the smear in fhe riuht hond ~ H.