New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-22

No IS steel plate ofthe Denomination o. ~. o: the
81 Ok 81 Ctne Fetr II = sinsi lfc, orI-in1ily en-
Ernved ~ CAsuEsR DrRANp BuRroS & EDHoSDs
lbs proves thar The original works OF our bcst atl -
area me oounter.liiers dipo,a and therefore con-
teisl' q cano; Away be detected BY tue at'1ory
No l. small copper pla,e. having stamped upon j,
ceomoiTictl la;heTork ii which was made by my
tt meiy year, ago hy matching The s,c-ion OF an ovu
eiglt tnles w I'd this one die immense variety o.
work otn BE- produced Couutsret-ers need not i'm ta-c
Thu KIND OF work any nger- they employ the
and purchase in various places at riing cost
No J. small copper plate containing the tltlAs 81
eieh; bank. mostly located in the Ci4v Of Ncw.York
IEn plate W evidently engraved 10y hr>t-ca-- work
nan and not by counerciier which proves that the
cc1ieTiercr procure is work ci professional :av
er ureer some prcten7c little here and little there
with t.e following:
No i steel plate Of the denomination OF 81 ori:
nsly engraved BY Mcssrs CASTELAR, D-RASD. BCRroS
EDxoNrs for some genuine bank. Tic nile has been
erased ana ty printing their plate in combination W n
plate No. 4. - counterfeit CT .ht different
banks. me cay result By engraving N titles alone
81 every bar IL the country, countcre . note may
he produced, simply by operations OF printing
Thee ccun'efeits would deceive any who u yes
note by the GUILTY. Of IL engraving There positive
evidence that the works of our best arrsrs in the pre-
cent system Of engraving. dsi. rahe- than enb1rras
the countcr.ciier. The vyncttcs al these plae3
were designed and engraved by J. ". CASTELAR,, Esq,
OF the hIm OF TAPPAS CARPENTER, CASTELAR, & ca,
whose work the pride and light Of every American
srtst Al the wealth Of the California mines coul
purchase enc single stroke Of This gentemans pencil ia
sifr1 MD Of the Orgers crime. The result however
il precisely the he had been employed direct
" by the courterci:er Such the consequences Of
using dis and machinery 10 anything requiring
protection against CounteTeiting.
The geometrical lHthe-work denominations on The
above plates were originally executed by CYRus DE-
RAND Eco. now in the employ OF DANFoRrH & Co. Mr..
DURASD IL no less eminent mechanic tnan CAST
LEAR artist and would sooner prostitute hi tai
ents to such base purposes. The result, however,
amounts TO the II matters not heth'r the engrsver
executes the plates for some who dpOses OF them
10 the couneiei,crs whether they execute them tor
the counierfetor in person. far ~ the public Il con-
ceTned
Perhaps there not an srst in This country Of any
inence who will not find his skill July represented NJ
counieIeiters' materials since the invention of the
TIan.ferpe,s We all liable 10 be deceived Sooner
or later the counereter will obtain the genuine work
Of every man who engraves bank note die, which Is
used TO stamp bank plates under the present system OF
engraving.
Let us now enter into few statistical inquire, in
gard TO this and the foregoing plates.
There about a thousand Banks in this country
The counteiter get the titles engraved by our best
engrHvcrs On ten fifteen copper plates ten inches
square Each tle would print from six 10 ten thousand
impressions Now the steel plate would print on' nun
dred thousand impressions II H. therefore cay 10 per-
ceive how the countercter can manufacture by means
of ills one steel plate together with the copp rplaei
containing the titles thousand counterfeit bills OF the
denomination Of 20 each of the thousand Bank pro-
ducing tire. hundred thousand dollars OF well engraved
an ti- could be accomplished by the use of plates
which could be carried in the iorsers pockets AMI by
the plates engraved not by cOunteretcrs but by
the bert bank note engravers in this any country.
No is steel plate of the denomination oil 81, orr
cinaly engraved by CASTELAR,, DURAND BC2roN & Ed
MoNps The fiile had been erased and the " BANK OF
The PEOPLE" rudely reengraved in the plate. In this
in t,nce the counierietcr did not perceive the cay
method before described Instead OF deacing his steel
plate by attempting TO engrave the title him ELF he might
have employed good cngraycr TO execute Tor him on
separare plate and then he might have ued the steel
plate only the Bank OF the People but for any
aud every Bank in the country a. in the preceding in
RI nee il evidently intended 10 do.
No Z IL steel plate OF the denomination - contain
ing Fix original lathe work des and Original yisn,,t
The counter had erased two vignees AMI en- ysavd
Others in their stead in order TO produce the com)ln
tiou qured TO eject counterfeit on the Farm r. AMI
Mechanic Bank Of New Bruns wick IL appear In thn
intence thst the works OF the original bank no-e en-
cravers and Of the counterfeters combined on one
pla,e TO perpctrate n dangerous fraud.
No & Is copper plate OF the denomination OF S5upon
which Is transferred one genuine bank note lathe
work tablet, conta ming the word FIVE. Ths IKE the
others l. u genuine hnnk plate.
All tie original work hal been erased and reengrayet
Iy the cCumcreiter except the die above men lon'd
sud the following lettering which remains as orr Sndiy
utud 4" - or bearer, - Ia" TIE other
gtving on the plate cone.tng OF IN; title " Bank 81
nj ruling dcnonins:ions &c, had been poorly done by
the cCuuf9r himself
No @ Thisis a most ingenious AMI important SD cop
per plate OF II Merchants Bunk Providence. proves
that the councifeer understands the eccroype pro-
cess of multiplying platter. .
The principal vgret'e is the genuine engraving of
w. CASTELAR,, Esq. The counereireT has take thl1
eectroype copy OF it from smother Plate and ierei
il in IL prcsen position Upon he four corners OF th'
note were hihewoTk deuOmlnetiln. ~, Which w.re
copied by the cectrctyPe process IRON the p'c1 ie-
sciibed in NJ. 3, and originally made by myself Iley
were solicrcd ia tneir prerent positions.
Mcdslrung hcnls Of tne cOunterteifers manufacture
were l.so clccoypcd and so Tered in tae plae ''p-
arste pieces Thus tire cOunierieer5 comi'osi tIec
pste. slmotts rcat ~ printer comp'sc typ AMI
pr, cure tie ad OF best nrtit in spite Of IA 'yc
IL accom- sing their fraudulent purpose. IIe mot
impoitaut iu dement's a the bank note engraYer' w.
the transfer press and cylinder are supersedei ny
tie e,ectrojypC process OF multiplying cngraye p'''
\ soluf on II suphatc OF copper which may b. con-
tainsd in a quart cup evadc- III the e<penIve ma
chinery Of a bank-nute craving establishment an
produces the result even more perfectly. AL
the modes OF fraud emp yel by he counreric ers ~
esenI Lined hy the oreg ing examination, are ny a.
scrbed IN nv late work Bank ne Engraving Tdus
far tie! core have told thin nothing new.
REHARKs-If these tweniyJne counterfeit plates are
fair .reccn. Of hosr in circulation let us in luire wl)
render the ccuntcrcitcrs the most efficient All ~
snswer uft be- Il in reference 10 the TJrtafasaP to
lank note engrayeT- themseyes-becHu the aDO' dc
scribed plates contained dsir genuine work In making
these sscrtOns, intend 10 disre-pcctto h,u-H 'oF
being yself professional engrayer they VIII Apply 20
ne well 10 them.
Banknote cnsravcrg have already declared that
nv late work "og9i n BE- crushed Tlcy call II
"Ccunterfcters Manual :" which is an a.klowle -
men, the truth OF IL revelations Ile valuable NOR
nation II contains could not be purchase OF those m
tleucn and their only hope II, that our balkn IN
stiiutcns VIII turn deaf 20 it, warming ne ol-
lowing extract from the Preface o. my WORK i peca'
harry appreciate here:
,apva the raov,' oaer tan ne nat m
.;ct a,sr. ;, -aht ne Aeihof a.ir'i e,
their o?fo.cn ny rrby the utnoy " PROT 'i
~ iupuaon Unworthy d-sn- an ~ M a. o.
preeuret conhd-nce OF lankns H-'ln IL i III IA Al
srpeci from pafi-- ro-- in'-fr Affected 1J rd re-
IN auyihns thaa opposition rro?oonr = ~ i'h q"
their pafed Errorn there D. therefor mnt pfs
Thy the wi AMI viihou; arr Pf-'hnl ''''i'e my
abb q o The rrnledy proposed
A. hey ony from Nsh bank 90 ctnihat
they power -irci the change 9o9d Ihr-- ~
.- mnornaih'n on tie -nh>c 81
enrrsvrs coGutefirersi aad tn-y
continue RELY uon Tho usse-for- OF n~e'tct pif'' ese
chang hkeiy heretofore IN kns the organ
-nErryrs pro.;e ih- -, and I'll more rigt'7
20 ihssves Anl n-'s- n--qeft frnirfns evaisf