Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-09
cOunterfsit ccntederat, Notes-HOw TO Reject

The Atsn.a CoafsdsrIcy publishes the following des
cinoa of counterfeit Treasury notes, whcs it thinks
vii euAbls any person to determine which bills are
Genuine, Aad which are not. convenient msthod for
detecting counterfeits, by measurement would be to
bsys strips Of metal of the sxie. length Of each denom
nation a. hand with knob button BY which il could
bs readily lifted and applied TO any suspected noe'
AUSDREDs.
The counterfeit. is seven aad three six eenth inches
long and two and seveneighth inches wide precisely
measuring Inside the straight marginal lines which sur
round the engraving. Tae genuine Is over seven and
three xesnlh inches lOugueary seven AMI one fourth
inches loug-aud eight fraction over two and hsecn.
sixteenth iacbes wide, measuring inside the marginal
lines Thus the genuine bills are longer and wider Ihsn
he counterfeit These measurements are intAlhbe teas
which all can apply.
The vgnete on the hundreds is a cotton press, with
a mule aisched, packing cotton, and wagon and team
loading with cotton bales In the c,unterie the Spikes
of tbs wagon wheels gh: and disHet in the gen.
une they are dark, blurred and ndistirc.. In the
counterfeit tse spokes shaded very lightly and are
almost whites in she genuine, the white barely distn-
Suishsble Ia the counterfeit, the lief hand hind wheel
Sas eight speks that be seen, the others being be
had he bed Of the wager; in the genuine only seven
can he seen.
the mus pitched to the cotton pres in he counter
iiI s Gisiuc; the gear on il, and particular the har
uess can be Tlsiuiy Ia the g5nline tie niue is
usss ca b. seen on is.
Toe counterfeit is over seven and three sixteenth
inches long-nesrly seven and QUARTERLY gcdy Tbs
length OF ne genuine 1O0i-snd two aud thirteen SIX
tenth inches wide precisely; the genuine Is exactly
seven ard qlarter inches lOng, aud two and teen
sxteenas WIDE As in the OF the 1904 the genuine
ara wider and longer than the coulterfe. These
uremsns are from the inner edgs Of the Marginal lines
o. the bill.
The vsrette of h, sos is female fyuro holding
opan money chest IL the counterfeit the head OF TINS
mule is close 70 the lal e lathe word eierate,
bu. lo nor, than he siIe2nh Of an inch rcm il, ami
r.arll touch he Siai Hg OF tha! letter Ia .a2Ui'
ne tho h,sa il nearly three s'xre'ntss Of a S.m
the leter-,luCs' midway se;Utsn the words S.o-.eao
-sien and 5 Iies"
/, the lover lef-hend corner of ;La bl sre two sai
,rs right hand stlgr having MI oss his ie!.
am Ia IL couu cTi5i the head of th5 male; lies cos,
ID 20 the arm and part OF the handle o4n o1 seen
in III, serune the head OF the Iet pr scs out from
the sr lar euorgh for he handle rear the head OF the
mAe TO he seen. Ii tie counterfeit the head oil the
d st s not very Distinct, lccornt Of that aide OF l
mex the sailors arm being le lglt or pllts, II the &C
-rsyiag: 90 that Il locks Ike an od style round
,rura.G Aer than MIL {. In the gcluu', the he ID
o The usl d; Il distinctly fined, with no slaci aoou
l. out "a 50. oAck l. the counterfeit the hair OF th1
s.irr--'ye ore holding tie maiet-s sh v'ts g., The
ends il scs u; gu, from tue head Is Il !; we're o"h
u. oy 81 @. wnI: il the geluiae, the hzir o cgs
i0El 20 the Rod.
IwGNTIEs.
TIE size Of toe bills j, sgIa a certain test. The
,onr.e,,.i ia ssvcn aal thrse sixteenth INCHES log
usary-,v-r seven aad one elsh-h--lud is over i"o
and t1i-.eel een,l ilcles Wijs-uelrly tao and
'curesn e. teltfs The geBSile Is seven and i've SIX
tseath INCHES long pIe;sey aud TO al6 fifteen K
.senth inches vide near'y-measnrenents within tie
v,rznAi lDez, as OsfOFe-the genuine again beng
larger
o. the lower LEFT hand cor0sr sailor leans his elbows
uoor caps Al. In the coaneri: TIE shtd id !res OF
n, eugr.virg the sailors JACKET run taSo1s!y-Al-
most up all dnFc: in h ge-u!ne, these Ants run
4,tAight RcfoRs .N' = i or back.
B,tween the ANs there are couple Of small hearts,
nopng TOW I7is each Oner II the colltefeits these
hearts are sol b ok and their Doils ;cnch each other
l. the gei ne III are some Gsarcs sp1Tt, and the
larger ends o. the hearts have su' portion OF white,
which give l-en 4 Eight appearance.
Above and beloH the figure "2O on the bills are small
ornamental figures formed BY uiangGlArly Dining the
smaller eady q three hearts together The counterfeit
has four o. these bsOv the "2O" While the genuine has
Ave-
ri,h Creek and Lain sails al spTe0d TIE LAil Oocg,
.hrse ccrarrp6 SAIL. sre i've number. In the couu
, f. the upuss point sthe Lain sails - the CNTtue
right OF front Of the snip nsRer the upr mag u, or
tSo linz OF -, nan le s,c,nS ard he SEQ nearer
han tie it the genuine me upper points OF tassc
sails al rcs,s he SAGE G.s:Alcs Ct the uiP-r margin.
e. lEa o. the oil
Ter are a grsst May miner distinguishing msrks
Oh al tee bls We maze no. named lat Q! teen o.
S1v Dat W, algc given enough 10 euAee person who
never sa~ CgGtsierae note, 70 Distinguish The coslter
i,i from the genuine At once,
III, Corfsie,ary Ct later date (5h met de5crib,s
rev c,est.:5. O! the Hoyer Lu i%ig pl;es near
" III, .! tie seG-i.s ti2: essu-e zen: c,nuo; be
applied "a SO. Tae-c GrS, hoEe'ec several ps!ats
,5cu. them, Which cIse:cl obssr7cr car detect
-, - Ia =
s.srd-ru7 % above bis head tAiet o. which the
s,losi-- Nd, are scr bed Receivable in p,vm,rt
OF ii d,s ,1cplt export Gu's" Ia the genuine, tie
scr ..t, o. ths shi1 i: ab)u. t. lob o, inca
az D., the ,Al'. h>t IL the coUc ergl!, tbs pon. o
he shield = the point "a made. II Or
tsc, l. would cJn, dJsn i)rgT thla he TOP OF the hat
la the genuine poa: ucsy S.ec - c,utre OF The
s.ols bead te 70 the left IA tie ooSlerfai', the
coin: of the shield Of bad the poin "oci be oSes tue
80 had sd, Of the sailors hat brim or near where the
br,u ilng tho crown OF the hs- Tbs delco. in the
raas of the s5isd and It's being plsSed further to he
,f O. the suoTs head, Ghi elepdiog oEsr doSn, ani
no, 5i-ecty al ~ the head "a tie genuine 10 the
| mos- prom,uert mark Q! Cis i-caol.
Toe WAGON x1..l his i'm hl1 tie po7er number o.
l.,ik-.a[a.. .va-s DIN s.t -l'k &c tie gslgiCe-
ouIysi tf,v0r 50. no: l;a. aud tlay cI-sisd !ks
t5s n,s. r. g'al..r.l Tho mu5 aisclei % .hs cj.
-,1 p-s.s a., -, 4lu, ald mo-e i'd si-ci then tie
r1e- counterfeit =cd tao h'rasss caaa'. % seen, o.
ne il no, uIe % lch Uirs. e. the genuine Ia the
genuine q leit hlaj hind "he Il the wagon has the
- = csatsrirg tue hCb, c: ~ oIrHT q iAs nag +"
LyEly Io4y l. the srelJ IhJ hub aip ara c D.
L,k a. EsG an! oct OF sigh, Ih5 p1EL where tho
r,ss eouvsrcs A. Toe hub o. ezls being ,s.ed from
| be vis0 by the bs5 u 81. Se2ol.
TIE s.-lcturss ave { lex tesi 70 those who know
end avs The run Of 81 Z. them oat on! mixers, or
those nel Who Is d = m)ary largely can Il 10 tt!s
s. We may ~, hoFevcr ia; IcAry al Of them ~
psr . be tlrseri once 30 prG;O.i eye. They are
r-., ,es. and bar ev dsnce Ct oeng scHy SriLol IN
OR tie batter 20 initiate the geLu H. ley arc IN
! Aesy,.. bsn and thcker lax A mIn Gkisd in such
,..cr4 can 1 ~ ouco that they written By ~ styrt
| nod no. by a fee. tss,, nalTOl had.
W, have seen olly one sogG:eTie h'ty, though sew
- of them have b.In de ec;ei in It's S,y, Theg
AZ, slpsrior i1 I;.ol Of the gsnu nssJ psHcC. aye
bsv TIA. sc sts ulabe 10 discover aay srSi0g pOiai1
o. d sinl,rty r.ue trs' caa s;-Ua which the com
ma reader ca dsIs-.uS, save, p;rhlps, QUE To
h ~ f,a IA Gig l.t - W. Gag, t1T 1GSsS4?er. The