The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-02-25
Counterfeit Bank Note Table
COUNTERFETTS ON OHIO BA

vent OankS OF TINS state. We nave deemgu ~
useless to publish the countsrfeits on those bankS
whose charters have expired, Or which havsfailss.
Bank of fGsaugaa-lO's VI, wig. woman. shsH ofwhStt
&c: femals's features not distinct, engraving
and paper poor. ,isfIfr, syHnssig a'8assnI
Bank Of y,fass,lion--1's, yignstte steamboat sAd
railroad cars, which Is not on the genuine ~
l0's, new issue; unlike the genuine; vignstts' :
steamboat, sloop and ship undersaiE J lsSts3eD
Csty Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland --3's, the 6g-
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct.
City Bank. Columbus-5's imitation Of genuine:
Autographed. 49gip9lrs sasieii 5Gi
los, imitation Of genuine: likely 10 deceive at6st
sight, but will not stand close inspection.
los, Wig, female 10 sitting posture, sheaf OF
wheat III her left hand. Gov. Vance on the lsis
ofthe Wig ,and Gen. Harrison on the right snd
1.-THE note, In these respects itrepressnts the
genuine and islikey TO pass; butt shading in
the name Of thu Bank is coarse. scratches, being
seen; The eyes of the principal figures aTe too
81 dark, lacking expression Thos Noodle, cash.,
is in remulous hand. iii3et9fsI
CIntoa Bank of Coiun,bus--5's, Wig hornsdcat-
tie, &c detect BY the line upon which the dstS
Is written; the line and dateis on . level with
the horses forward foot, whilst in the genuinsit
is nbout enc eighth OF an inch bslowi III isis,
SIS, letter D, yaIlously filed up. The vignstts
and medallion on either side Of il much darker
than ihe genuinely whichthey nayb detected
10's altered from 2's; easily detected
Commercial Bank of Cineinnati--3s letter ~,
beautifully executed. and likely TO deceive the
stjudges. In the centre Of the nots is large
figure g. the medallion part Of which, in the gsn-
uine, j. beautifully wrought,w hist in The cous-
tereit, II Is faint and but partially formed. Ne
tics also that The female upon the left ofthsbiI
n in the genuine has string Of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads Nf4Gs
The gen,tins nntas of tha old hank nf thia uauna
having been mostly all redeemed. il will b beet
to refuse oil notes dated previous TO 1e45. Z
So, letter A. A.; wig. harvest scene. Jamss Hail
cash, Jacob Strader, Pres; engraving coayss;
tho bank has no sbch plato. . .t,,yo
Dayton Bank -5's letter A, gubsrly countersigR-
ed by the Register. II is half an inch shorter
than tho genuine The flourish over the isttsS
"a" should be the same as over "No." in the
counterfeit It is just the reverse engraving in
ferior TO the genuine s3q' F9at FsT
los, altered from bank Of Vernon, spurious nsts.
Franklin Bank Of Zanespiiie, GAINESVILLE. e.--sS.
letter A; the figure across tho bill ID very ii.
distinct.
Lafayette B6nk-l's vIgnette steam boat; ~ the
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
rs, letter G., badly executed, Ca-Ars name engra-
we'd whole face Of the bill lighter than genuine
SIS, iet b.. Wig signers Of the DeclaratIon OF lnde
pendence, most beautifully engraved, snd gss1
paper. Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President o..
serve tho head of Lafayette; in The genuine there
is a flourish or hair stroke, which is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal border in whichths
head is encrced, whilst in HE counterfeit Ills
coarse breaks of abruptly, and lacks the Ieth 81
an inch Of touching. Notice also the HouIish
above the word Cashier which, ihihc gennins
turns up and nearly touches The word Cipcin-
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down.
lO's, spurious. They have for yigneue syew Of
the ocean, aud al eagle resting upen shell.
los letter b, vignette an eagle standing in \ car,
wings expanded. The engraving good, butpa-
per bad The bank has DO such plates.
|o's spurious The vignstte s two ehildrenteat-
ed, on the right end full leng ID portrait of Ge.
La Fayette. Payable to RI. Peachey, Thomas
String and other persons, and of differentslstes.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
ed Oh II is very rough and indis,nct.
los, letter B. dated January lst 1915. w G. W,
Gano, cash, with pale ink, G. Taylor Presi.
3 Paper rather dark general appearance goodgnl
20's close imitation of genuine; let. b. dated Jan,
4, 1874, pay G. Conahan; the toes of the female
in the vignette imperfect. aud the righth#na pf
the Indian on the lett end Of the bill imperfect
1908 spurious. The genuine bills have red hack
S Saadusdy City Bank--3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description OF The counter. !
felt 3's on the Commercial Bank ol Cincinnati.
State Bank Of Ohio--l's. let Z, engraving coar,s.
Detect by the dog at the bottom Of the bill. In
the counterfeit tho dogs hair, as also his fsa.
lures, are coarse, and he has wolfish look. i
10, various branches, good imitation. Detsct
by the star or areola ton the back) at the end Of
the bar enclosing tho words estate Rank Of
Ohio;" being set in the centre OF squsrs, block.
which is not so in the genuine. a.sJrsh
Is, letter ID, imitation of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures liih-
,I,.l, I,t.
80, letter b, engraving very coarse. Detect by
the parallel lines, or scratches, ss they are casd,
which pass through the words Thee sDoiirs,'
they are coarse and irregular - though they
wero drawn with pen; in the genuine no
scratches are seen. - .lt-N r,..t-.ssb
70. letter A: not bad imitation Of the genuine:
engraving inferior: Wig. male and female III SIT
ting posture, farming implements, &c. Sigma
lures bad @ j1stes =
's, SIS and lO's, alt from 1's and 2s; hold them
up TO the light and the alteration eau besdetected
IS, engraving coarse. The bill contains the rsd
back; and on the back Of the genuine it reads
State Bank of 0hio;' % the counterfeit it reads
State Of Ohio g"1-rt oi daidF "
Is, letter payable at the Union Bank, Massii-
lon. Paper and engraving course " '..a AN'
., poorly done. The head of Franklin on thsIsft
end OF the bill is b'dly engraved and the leitsys
is omitted. 9aftAlgf18
Is, letter c. Wig three females, two Indians, Ee.
The rake teeth are tso short. and irregular in
length; observe also the name Of the Bank, and
FIVE DOLLARS; the genuine is beautifully sha-
dsd; the shading is omitted in the countsrfsit.
engraving coarse, bnt calculated to decsivs.
0's, vignette a man on the lett and female o.
tho right; railroad cars in the distance on the
left; large in the centre Of the vignstts ~
eagle at the bottom. The words Estate Bank
of Ohio" larger than the genuine.
0's, payable al Union Branch, Ma siIon. S.Bar.
nard. cash, and fac smiis of Pres ,Swso,si
writing-May s, ls4s, No 533 e9i.rs soss
os. wig. Indians, &C. Gen Harrison on thsisft Of
the bill, and Minerva on the right, rather good
imitation. Detect by the point Of the spear on
the right Of the bill; in the genuine it ,ionehss
the letter 7 in TEN, in the countsrfsit It 10
midway between T and E. svt. gsiH
Os. Wig. man ands female. large K, &C.. the
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