The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-06-02
C~OUNTERFEITS ION OHIO n,

COUNTERFEITS ON OHIO BANKA.
The following 10 Q list Of .ountsrfeits on thesel.
banks Of this State. We have deemed Ii
useless to publish the copnterfeite On those banks
whose charters have expired, or which have faibd,
Bank of Geauga-I0's. viz. woman, sheaf 81 Wheat
&c females features not distinct. epsrnvinr
and paper poor.
Bank of .Massllon-l's, ~vignette steamboat ina
railroad cars. which is not on the genuine.
los, new issue; unlike the genuine; ~vignstts I
steamboat, sloop and ship under sail. s1ssaHft
Catv Bank Of Cleveland. Cleyeland,-3 !, the 6r.
ure 8, across the bill il not distinct.
Cify Bank. C0lumbus-5's imitation Of genuine:
Autographed. @k
los. imitation Of genuine: likely 10 deceive at6nsfi
sight, but win not stand close Inspection. 1'a
los, Wig. a female in a sitting posture shesf o.
wheat in her left hand. Coy.Vance on M left
ofthe wig, and Gen. Harrison on the riaht end
of the note. In these respects il Represents M
genuine and is likely to pass; but the shsdjnr n
the name of the Bank is coarse. scratches being
seen: the ewes Of The principal figures AZ ~
dark, lacking expression. Thos. Noodle. cash.
is in a tremulous hand.
Clinton Bank of Co~lumbus-5',. Wig horned cat.
file. &c detect bv the linz uron which ~. date
is written; the line and date l. on a level with y
the horse s. forward foot, whilst in the genuine il
is about sne.eirhth of an inch below, sssea..vssz
SIS, letter d, v~ariously filled up. The v~irnetts
and medallion on either side Of il much, darker
than the genuine by whichthey nav be detected.
los altered from Us; easily detected. 4PF ~
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati-3s letter Ayj
beautifully executed. and likely to deceiys the 4
best Judges. In the centre Of the nate IL. q large I,
figure g, the medallion part of which. in the gem
uine, is beautifully wrought, whilst in The coun-
t%erfeit, it is faint and but partially formed No.
tice also, that the female upon the left of the bill
in the genuine has a string of beads aronnd her !
neck, the counterfeit has no beads /.
The genuine notes of the old bank Of this name
having been mostly all redeemed, ii will be best
to refuse all notes dated previous 10 I845. L
SIS, letter A. A.; Wig. harvest scene. James Hall
cash., Jacob Strader, Pres; engraving coarssi
the bank has no such plate. ~
Dayton Bank -5's letter A, regularly countersign-s
ed by the Register. 1t is half an inch shorter
than the genuine. The flourish over the letter
SAP should be the same as over ssNo." inthA
counterfeit it is Just the reverse-engraying in
ferior to the genuine. ei7s Ti"F'
los, altered from bank of Vernon, a spurious note.
Franklin Bank Of ZanesriHe, ZanesviIIe.-S's,
letter A; the figure B across the bill 10 very in ?
distinct. s44a {5si sSasy WF,
Lafayette Bank-1's vlgnette a steam boat; snths
left an Indian holding up his right hand. eaiaF
IS, letter c., badly executed, Cashr's name ensra-
. we'd whole face of the bill lighter than genuine.
let. b., Wig. signers of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, 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 is delicate and
nearly touches the marginal borderin which the
head is encircled, whilst in the counterfeit H. IL
coarse breaks off abruptly, and lacks the 18th Of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the flourish
above the word Cashier which, il the genuine !
turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin. J
natl whilst in the counterfeit it turns down. AT
los, spurious. They have for a vignette o view Of,
the ocean, and an eagle resting upon a shell.
los letter b, v%ignette an eagle standing in a,car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, butt pa.
per bad. The bank has no such plates.
l0's spurious. The ~vignette is two children seat
ed, on the right end a full length portrait of Ger.
La Fayette. PAYABLE TO H. Peachey. Thomas
String and other persons. and of different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stalnp.y
ed OF 1t is very rough and indisiinct. ~
los, letter B. dated January lst l84b. w. CIV
Gano, cash., with pale ink, G. TAYLOR Prest.
Paper rather dark, general appearance good.
20's, close imitation of genuine; let. B. dated Jan.
4. 1874, pay c. Conahan: the toes of the female
in the vignette imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end of the bill imperfect.
zoos spurious. The genuine bills have ared back.
SanduSdl City B1nk-3's letter A. Description.
about the a as the description Of the counter
felt S's on the Commercial Bank OF Cincinnsti.s
Bank of OhiO-l's, let E, engraving coarse.
Detect by the dog at the bottom Of the bill. H.
the counterfeit. the dogs hair, as also his fea.
lures, are coarse, and he has q wol6sh look. "
Is, various branches; a good imitation. Detect
by the star or areola ION the back) at the end Of.
the bar enclosing the words estate Bank II
Ohio;" being set in the centre OF a square block. \
which is not so in the genuine.
rs, letter D, imitation of genuine !, engraving
course; apparently Autographed; signatures mn.
ographed; filling and date vely poorly done.
3's. letter B, engraving very coarse. Detect stvt
the parallel lines, or scratches, ss thew, are called,
which pass through the words Three Doilar,.s
they are coarse and irregular as though thew
were drawn with a pen; in the genuine no.
scratches are seen. ~
IS. letter A: not a bad imitation Of the p~enuine:l
engraving inferior: Wig. male and female in a slt.
ting posture, farming implements. &c. Sirna.
lures bad. NJ
"a 5s and IO,e all from IL o,d o.. hoia ,t.Asg