The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-02-18
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vent banks of this State. We have deemed, "
useless to publish the countsffeIts On those bante
whosecharsers have expired. or whichhsvs fsilse.
Bank sf Geauga- s.yis. women. shssf Of wheat
&c: females features mot distnet, eIgEsviasi
and paper poor. 5,,f 1ltfseSH
Bank cf JMass,llon- vignstts steamboat ana
railroad cars, which 10 not On The genuine. n'H
los. new issue; unlike the genuine; pvgnstss's o
Steamboat, s'oop aud ship under sail. illsa0sni
C,ty Ba,,k Of Cleveland, Cleveland --3's. the 6g,
ure 8, across the bill is not distinct. go
City Bank Coiumbus-5s imitation Of genuine
Autographed $50 salbsl agR sal''
lO's imitation Of genuine: likely 10 deceive 6rpt
sight, but will not stand close inspection. ,.,sy,.
los, Wig a female in a sitting posture. sheaf %
wheat IN her lett hand. Gov Vance OH the Iet
of the vig., and Gen. Harrison on the right end
Of the note. In these respects il represents ths'
genuine and 10 likely to pass; but the shading IN
the name Of tho Bank is coarse. scratches being
seen; the eyes of'the principal figures are tee
dark, lacking expression Thos Noodle, cash.
10 In tremulous hand. et gff
Ciaton Bank of Colunabus-5's. viz horned cat
tie, &c :detect by the line upon which the dets
Is written; the line and date 10 on q level wnh
the horse . forward foot, whilst in the genuinsN
is about enc eighth Of sn inch below " ssis9
SIS, letter ID, vsriously filled up. The vigneits
and medallion OIL either side Of !. much darker
than the genuinely whichthey may bs dssscssds
los altered from rs; easily detected e,, .tEy,,
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati--3s letter =,
beautifully executed. and likely to deceive the
best judges. In the centre Of the nate Is alsrgs
figure 8, the medallion part Of which, in the gsn-
,uine, beautifully wrought, whilst IN the coua-
terfeit, il is faint aud but partially formed. Me-
tice also, that the female upon the left Of the Bib
e.. in the genuine has string Of beads around her
neck, the counterfeit has no beads ,i,{t A.
| The genuine notes Of the old bank OF this nsns
having been mostly all redeemed. il will bs best
| TO refuse oil uotes dated previous to lS45 ..S
5's, letter A. A.; Wig harvest scsns. James Hall
| cash, Jacob Suader, Prss.;1 engraving coatssi
| the hank has 10 such plate. .....
Dayton Bank SIS letter A, regularly countersign-
| ed by the Register. Itis half an inch shos,eFf
4 than The genuine The flourish over the lsttsT
| "a" should be the came az over ''NO." IN the
counterfeit it 10 just tho ereverse--engraving in
| ferior to the genuine
los, altered from hack Of Vernon, spurious nsts.
Franklin Bank Of Zamesuiiie. Zanesville--ss,
letter A; the figure 3 across the bill 10 very IN
| distinct.
Lufauet,e Bank-l's vignette steam boat; The
left an Indian holding up his right hand.
S., letter c., badly executed, Csrhr's name en9sa.
we'd whole face Of the bill lighter than genuine
IS, let. B.. Wig signers Of the Declaration of lnde.
pendence, most beau tituy engraved, end COED
paper Gano, Cashier; Carlisle, President, Oh
serve the head Of Lafayette; in the genuine there
is a flourish or hair stroke, which il delicate aud
nearly touches the marginal border ~ which the
head 10 encircled, whilst in the counterfeit il 10
coarse breaks of abruptly. and lacks tho 18th Of
an inch Of touching. Notice also the fourish
| above the word Cashier which, il, the genuine
| turns up and nearly touches the word Cincin-
| natl whilst in the counterfeit u turns down.
l0y, spurious. They have for vignette view 81
the ocean, and al eagle resting upon shell. e
los letter B, vignstte an eagle standing in car.
wings expanded. The engraving good, but Pc
per bad The bank has no such plates.
los spurious. The vignette 10 two children seat
ed, on the right end uIlength portrait Of GEL.
La aFsyette. Payable to H. Peacley. Thomas
String and other persons, and OF different dates.
The medallion head, with the word TEN stamp
cd Oh 1t is very rough and indistinct. Sats
los, letter b. dated January lst l845 w. G. W.
Gano, cash, with pale ink. G. Taylor Prest.
Paper rather Dark, general appearance good.
9Us. close imitation Of genuine; let b. dated Jan.
4, 1874, pay c. Conahan: tho toes Of the female
in the vignetts imperfect, and the right hand Of
the Indian on the lett end Of the bill imperfect.
lO0's s. urious. The genuine bills have red back.
Sandusdy City B0nk--3 3's letter A. Description
about the same as the description Oi the counter.
felt 81 OH the Commercial Bank Ot Cincinnati.
Siote Bunk Of Ohio--l's, let Z. engraving coarse.
Detect by the dog y, the bottom of the bin. IL
lures, are coarse. AID he has wol6sh look.
Is, various branches. Il good imitation. Detect
BY the star or areoia (on the back) At the end u
the har enclosing the words estate Bank sf
Ohio;' being s,t IN the centre oi square blsck /,
which il moi ." ia the genuine s
Is, letter u, imitation Of genuine, engraving
course; apparently Iithographed; signatures ith.
ographed; filing and date very poorly done. %
80, letter b, engraving cry coarse. Detect By
ll.,t heg thay
whirh pass through the words 'IMee DoHovS,
they are coarse aud irregular - though thsy
. were drawn with = pen; in the genuine no
scratches are seen. . ii AiArsfis
So. letter A: nj a bad imitation OF the genuine;
engraving inferior: wig male and female in Sit
ting posture. farming implements. &c. sigma.
| tOres bad .. ...... ma
up TO the light aud the alteration can be detecte6
IS, engraving roarss The bill contains the rsd
back; aud on the back sf the genuine It reads
State Bank Of Ohio;' - the counterfeit il reads
State OF Ohio .sa'u
IS, letter B payable At the Union Bank, Massil.
. lon. Paper aud engraving course. Zoos
s., poorly done. The head of Franklin on the lsfl
end Of the bill b'dIy engraved and the left eye
10 omitted sHEH 4 ao6o4 shE
IS, letter C. Wig three females, two Indians. &c.
The rake teeth are tso short. and irregular IN
length; observe also the name Of the Bank, end
1--WE DOLLARS; the genuine is beautifully shA-
} dsd: the shading is omitted in the countsrfsis.
: engraving coarse, but calculated To- dscsiys1
| los, vignstie . man ON the lrii snd feHals o.
tho rights railroad cass IN the distance on the
left; a large X in the centre Of The vighstts ~
, eagle at the bottom The words estate Bans
, Of Ohio" larger than the genuine. ''f
los, payable at Unisn BrAncb, Ma silon. s. 1sr-
!; nard, cash, and . fac simils Of Pres Swsn'a
mritiug-NIay 8. lS4S. No. 5a2 Hto''uo o.
los, vig Indians, &C. Gen Harrison on the left Oh
, the bill. and Minerva the right, rather good
, imitation. Detect by the point Of the spesr on
the right Of the bill; il. the genuine il ipuchss
the letter T in TEN, III the counterfeit II 10
midway between T and z. p 9leeas FsNeH