Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-07
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COUNTERFEIT CoNFEDERATE NOTES as
DETECTOR.

DESCRIPTION OF counterfeit oh
tL;oLI I'll, a,obla nnv nerson to determine wnlcn
bills are genuine and which are not a ~ 80
method for detecting by measurement Wouiu oe
have strips of metal of the exact length Oh eIUn
denomination at hand, with knob or Duly"
which it could be readily lifted and appheu " ""'
suspected note:
rbo oorto-fe;t ia seven and threesixteensh inches
limo and two and seven-eighth inches Wi1e precise
ivomeasuring inside the straight marginal hnes
which surround the engraving. Inc genuine
over seven and three-sixteenth inches long-neary
seven and one. fourth inches fong-and si'Su' HsO
tion over two and 6fteen-sxteenth lncnes "lue,
measuring inside the marginal lines. linus tue
genuine bills are longer and wider than the coun-
terfeit These measurements are vlntalliole tesIs,
which all can apply.
The yignette on the hundreds is cotton press,
with mule attached packing cotton, and wagon
and team loading with cotton bales. In the coun
terfet the spokes of the wagon wheels are Snt anu
dtstinct-in the genuine they dark, blurred and
inistnct In the counterfeit the spokes are shaded
very lightly, and are almost white; in the genuine
the white is barely distinguishable. In the coun-
terfeit the lefthand hind wheel has eight spokeS
that can be seen, the others being behind the bed
of the wagon +; in the genuine, only se0s" can De
SEEN
The mule hitched to the cotton press in the coun-
terfeit is distinct the gear it, and particularly
the harness, can be plainly seen. In the genuine
the mule is blurred, very indisnct, and no part OF
the gear or harness can be seen on it
fIFTIEs
The counterfeit is over seven and three-sixteenth
inches long-nearly seven and quarter-eXacu"
the length of the genuine 100s-and two and tnir-
teen-sixteenth inches wide precisely the genuine
is exactly seven and aquarter inches long, and two
and ffteensixteenths wide. As in the case OF the
zoos. the genuine are wider and longer than the
counterfeit These measurements are from the IN
ner edge of the marginal lines of the bill
Tie vignette of the sos is female figure hold
ing open money chest In the counterfeit the
head of this female is close to the final in the
word Confederate but little more than the sixteenth
of an iAcr from it, and nearly touches the shddlng
of that letter. In the genuine the head is nearly
threesixteenths of an inch from the letter-almost
midway between the words Confederate and
Estates"
In the lower left-hand corner Of the bill are two
sailors-the right-hand sailor having mallet acroS
his left arm. In the counterfeit the head OF thr
maet lies close up to the arm, and no part OF the
handle can be seen in the genuine the head OF the
MALE: projects out from the arm far enough for the
handle near the head of the maliet to be seen. In
the counterfeit the head of the mallet is not very
distinct on account of that side of it next the sail
or's arm being made light, or White, in the engraV
ing so that it looks more like an old style, ROUND
churn-dasher, than mallet In the genuine, thu
l6aQ OF the IDaleL is uSIlllClJ uSuHCus WIN hu
shading about it, but is solid black. In the coun
terfet the hair of this sailor-the one holding tn
mallet-is dishevelled the ends of 1t sticking on
from the head as if it blown up by gale
wind; in the genuine, the hair lies close down to
the head
TwENTIES.
The size of the bills is again certain test The
counterfeit is seven and threesixteenth inches long,
nearly-over seven and oneeighth-and is over two
and thrteen-sxteenth inches wide-nearly two and
fourteen-slxteenths. The genuine is seven and five
sixteenth inches long precisely, and two and fifteen
sixteenth inches wide nearly -measurements within
the marginal lines, as before-the genuine again
being larger.
On the lower left-hand corner a sailor lears hi
elbows upon a capStan. In the counterfeit th
shaded lines of the engraving the sailors jack,
run diagonaly-almost up and down; in the gent
ine these lines straight the sailor back
Between the ks there couple of small
hearts, pointing towards each other. In the coun
terfets these hearts are solid black and their point
touch each other. In the genuine, they are son
distance apart, and the larger ends of the hear
have, small portion of white, which give them
light appearance.
Above and below the figure "2O" on the bills a,
small ornamental figures formed by triangular
Joining the smaller ends of three hearts togethe
The counterfeit has four of these 6eL0U the 40,
while the genuine has five
The Vignette is large, threemasted, full riggC
ship, with Creek and Latin sails all spread. II
Latin Qong three cornered sails are five in numbe
In the counterfeit, the upper point of the Lati
sails, to the extreme right or front of the ship
nearer the upper margin or top line of the bill tina
the second and the second nearer than the third
in the genuine the upper points of these sails
reach to the same distance of the upper margin
line of the bill.
There are great many minor distinguishes
a.. t--1r
them on any; but we have given enough to enab
person who never Confederate note to di
tinguish the counterfeit from the genuine at once
The COyederacy of later date 18th inst) d.
scribes a counterfeit of the Hoyer & Ludwi
plates so nearly the size of the genuine that mea.
urement cannot be applied as test There are, how
ever, several points about them which careful oil
server can detect
First On the left hand end of the bills. is q sal
or standing up; and above his head is shield {
which the following words are inscribed "Recei.
able in payment of all dues except export dues"-
In the genuine the lower point of this shield is abo
the 10th part of an inch above the sailors hat
the counterfeit the point of the shield is imperfect
the point is not made If perfect, it would com
down lower than the top of the hat. In the genu
inc the point is nearly the centre of the sailor
head little to the left; in the counterfeit, tb
point of the shield Cf it had the point) would
over theleft hand side of the sailors hat 6ri1a
near where the brm joins the crown of the hat
This defec. in the pon. of the Shield and its bein
placed further to the left of the sailors head al
extending lower down, and not directly above tt
head as in the genuine, is the most prominent mar
Of distinction.
The wagon wheel this time has the proper nun
Der of spokes, and they are dim and dark like tn
gsaume-oniy little more so; not light and finel
executed, like the former counterfeit The nul
attached to the cotton press is also dim, and MOI
ndstinct than the former counterfeit, and the hal
ness cannot be seen, but he is not quite so muc
bEarred as the genuine In the genuine the lie
hand hind wheel of the wagon has the spokes cer
tcring to the hub, at tho corner of the paqon be
or body. In the counterfeit the hub appears to b.
bshind the bed and out of sight-the point wher
the spokes converge at the hub or axle being col
cealed from the view by the bed Of the wagon.
The signatures are quick test to those VII
know and have the run of all of them but onl
bankers or men who handle money largely, CO
make this test. We may say, however, that nea
ly all of them anDear n he. ot o,oo