Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-07-02
CONTEMPLATING

CONTEMPLATING!
EUREKA COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR
Ia IIEwET's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
AMERICAN BANK NOTE CURRENCY,
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phic Fac-SimsIe- In Mi"t"-
turc, of every genuine Note Of every
solvent bnnk in the United
Stntes md Cnnndn.
AN 1NFALLrDLE DETEcTon OF ALTERED, SPURIOUS
AND COUNTERFEIT MONEY
WITH A FAC-SIMILE OF TIE GENUINE NOTES
BEFORE YoU, now CAN YOU
TAXI TIE BADi
plan this work has received the highest encomiums
for its great utility and value to the public as protector
against loss by fraudulent paper money as well as for Its de-
STABILITY Illustrative OF department OF the fine arts In
which this country excels all others.
great Of such notices, mention the follow
ing from persons occupying the most prominent and nhuen
tial relations to the security Of paper money, wiz
ClIAs T0PPAN, Esq, President Of American Bank No'e
Company.
Hon. JAMES NJ COOK Superintendent Bank Department,
Hon. J. 9. soUiEREs Superintendent Bank Department.
State Of Wisconsin.
q. D. LYMAN, Esq, New York Clearing House; -
Hon CHARLES WHITE, Superintendent Bank Depart
ment. Massachusetts.
II. d. GROy rs, Esq Boston Gle ring House.
NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPRESSION
Since the application Of the art Engraving
mercia paper currency period Of more than fifty
years il has been the object ali the parties interested to
their issues against the liability Of alterations Of titles,
and the raising substitution Of higher denominations Of
value; but far that desirable object has never been
compshed for upon the one hundred and fortyfo fac
sie Of genuine Bank Notes contained in the first
number Of this Encyclopaedia there erentyefgt alter
ed, raised and spurious notes now in circulation
No uritten or printed description Of Bank Notes.
matter how CAREFUL compiled, ever be made an d-
observation-disclosures is the MANUFACTURER fraudulent
purposes Of fac sies Of genuine Bank Noeshas never
likely be- because the talent required to engraye
-Sies Of genuine notes sufficiently well to deceive the
public finds lucrative and honorable employment in
the legitimate trade Of engraving But the public has al
ways been sufferer by spurious and altered
Bank Notes, which circulate in ratio Of at least several
thousand dollars to dollar Of real counterfets.
These spurious and altered Notes generally the issues
of erpoded and broken Banks, WHICH, being originally
cuted by regular bank note engraving hrm Tor an original
solvent bank Of course compare, in point OF workmanship
etc. with issues Of solvent banks generally. The circulation
Of the exploded banks worry frequently obtained after fail
by dishonest parties who make it their business
to erase ne e and location of the broken bank and e
good credit and altering the location correspond succeed
in ostng these altered Notes upon the public as good money
BECAUSE THE GENERAL CHARACTER or THE WORK HAS GEN
TINE APPEARANCE. 49,
Another great loss the public is the facility
with which the issues Of solvent banks have heretofore been
raised in DESoNISAroSAL vALUE-0ne Dollar notes being
raised Ten Dollar Notes, and oneby entirely removing
the small UNCONVENTIONAL and printing in their place
large by pastng the small denomination alarger
one on very thin paper so as not 10 r5'0y ageot ne
the note is printed.
successful counterfeit noticed in the weekly
Reporters and by the hue and raised the public
toned against it, the counteeer changes the title and oca
his counterfeit plate to that Of other sofGnt
bank and perpeates another robbery public before
they again worned against it and this continues adj in
fnitum
The SECURITY afforded by our DETECT0R lies In the
fact that in the entire circulation of paper this
continent there tco notes erdcty dkeeither the
style letter used in the title is different the vignettes
traits counters vary the denomination, location &c.
dissimilar With csie Of genuine note be-
fore him. believe every person is safe in receuing
money! far genuneness Of its issue Is concerned
We believe the work will add greatly to the circulation Of
paper money because will restore confidence in its
uineness while heretofore such circulation has been greatly
curtailed for for very rant Of such confidence.