The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-03-26
NO. 2

Trf'f 1850 ff''ffN futres - MNIu VIII
aid us. i prop 'rly usier-,ooi. 10 dectect all
commercials. The ave foIIow ing have proved
sufficient. rnd We are fully persuadad viii
cover NJ The sfunnd
kutE L. Examine The shading or back
ground of The letters in the prominent n, IL
o. The Bans; see ifihe rolling lines are
straight aud uniform. II tae letters are
German OF fancy see IL fhe proper shsdows
are reflected. and trimmed cfrrec, and true.
This j. al~sys well done in the ge hume.
While The coun,erfeii . loo dark or too hight;
the ruling hot regular. and the shade of tic
eiter seldom Or never well done The ccun-
terieit always LOOKS coarse and rough, while
The genuine presents smooth snd even I'm
sh.
RuLl u. Examine Tie medallion Leads,
ruiing. crDsuentai and lsnry die work on
the note. 10 the genuine, these are ,ul and
expressive, showing all The outlines and fea-
;ures. AMI representing al elevated points
aud curves by besuiifcliy raised shades, all
perfect and IN order; while The counterfeit
rosrse. rough, and unf fnishsd; the out
inss rot fully developed; or, if 90. the work
seems dead, and rather seems 70 sit behind
'he back ground Of the die ia which il is
stamped.
RrIE III Examire the filing up, and sig
natures Of the note. See II the names are
engraved. or II the wiring il al in tse same
handwriting, and same coiored ink. n 20. ,t
i either counterfeit OF worthless; for in the
genuine, the name j. never engraved. nor
are iae filing and signatures in tie ssms
hL riwri:ing
RrtE ~ Examine the human faces. il
sny; zee Il they look bold and expressive.
See II the eyes iook natural. and II the dress
or crspesy 6ts weii- Examiue oil ths dies
and 6gu-es oE the noss. and see IL there y
that full sod life ike expression that the
genuine should Pressn,. 1'his, IL The geuu-
inc. i slxsss well done. while in the rour-
lerfci. here j. ei.Eer want Of expression.
Or wild. unnssura. appearances. 'rSe fancy
dee present the sauss contrast.
RuLE v. Examine The engrsyer's name,
" imprint. 10 the genuine. this 10 always
weli done; the letters al Of uni:oEm size;
md square On the papers AL q proper pro-
portions. aud ~ perfect a. The nature of lhe
case will perni's while the eounterieitevs
aIvsys fsi in some particular; setting sons
cf the letters ota Of place; some too shori;
some 100 long; some 100 bie; some too little.
Or something oui IF place some way. u is
more important. perhaps, that you should
give special attention " this rule than any
other. as. when you become familiar withis.
I, i one of the best you can have. and will
detect nineteen OUT Of every twenty notes.
ALrxR2uoss-
Hayirg gone through w.;h countsrisisss
We viii so~ offer isw hin.s watch may be
useful 10 detecting altered or raised notes.
Notes are altered d various ways. . frr
instance. from smaller to iiresr dencmina-
lions. or from broken or worthless banksso
good ones. This : done either BY pssting
small piece Or sip cf paper, on which The
larger Jenominaiionr. a. 81. los, 5c's. are
printed. over the sualier, as l's, rs, oS by
extracting the smaller and printing on the
larger demonstrations. The most dangerous
alterations, howcvar. are effected BY irst
erssing. yilh acids Of some kind. the snail h
denominalional iigsfes o word. and iher
s,smping % printing On The lssger dcnemi- \.
lations. y. 44iynasA.r \,
Alterations are sometimes made BY taxing
the genuine notes OF come broken Bark.
and altering the iorstioa 70 thar of some soi-
vent Bank Of the same name. These sltsr-
atoms are eaected In the sanc manner ~
those described above.
Alierarons, ia either csso. can be detects
ed By welting The thumb and rubbing a
bri-kIy over the parts supposed 70 Be altered
or raised. Hgenuine, you do no hsrm 70
the note: bm IL sItsred BY srasing and re-
stamping. she color wilI fade, % run oui;cs
il done BY the psstisg process you wipe on
the patch, and discoyer the True character
Of fhe note.
Alterations snsy also be detected BY hold.
ing to the light. when. II extracted, The a.
tessd parts ere 600 thin; and. u pasted. toe