Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-31
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COUNTERPART CONFEDERATE NOTES
DETECTOR.

thinks will enable any person to determ,ne VII
bills are genuine and which are not con,I' ~
method for detecting by measurement Wou't - e.cb
have strips of metal of the exact iehgtn ~ hy
. REORGANIZATION at hand with a knob or button "
which it could be readily lifted and applied 70 any
suspected note
'-7'E:tf HUNDREDs.
The copnterfeit il seven and three-sxeen'n inches
long. and two and seven-eightb inches Wi1e
ly--measurng inside the ST. algnt mafe i'': !:
which surround the engraving. Inc GENUINE
ov.r saven and three-sixteenth inches long-nesry
,.sven and onefourth inches long-and slight Hso'
) t;on over two and fifteen-sxteenth inches ",ue,
measuring inside the marginal lines, mus VIZ
genuine bills are longer and wider, than Tue tCSts
=. tsrfeit These measurements are iniailioi' ''0'
* which all can apply. -..
The yignette on the hundreds is cotton press
with mule attached, packing cotton, ana "aso"
. and team loading with cotton bales In ule eo''",
tcrfet the spokes of the wagon wheeis are i'S' "G
distinct-in the genuine they are dark ".'S
indstinct In the counAerfet the Spokes are shaueu
very lightly and are almost white IN tne s o'u
the white is barely distinguishable IL tue eoIl-
b terfa;t the IeFt.hand hind wheel has etSHb SoNes
that can be seen, the others being behind the bed
of the wagon IN the genuine, only seos" c"' "
seen. -.-
The mule hitched TO the cotton press in the coun.
terfet is distinct, the gear on 1t, and particularly
the harness, can be plainly seen. In tile genuine
the gear or harness can be seen on Il
g FIFTIES
The counterfeit is over seven ana t,fl- lSteehth
inches long-nearIy seven and .qu.rrer--sxacti"
the length of the genuine l00s-and two !"d 'nlF
teen-sixteenth inches wide precisely; the genuine
is exactly seven and quarter inches long, anu TWO
and fifteen sixteenthS wide. As N the 'aSe oi Tue
zoos the genuine wider and longer than the
counterfeit These measurements are from the IN
ner edge of the marginal lines of the bill
The vignette Of the sos is female figure hold
ing open q money chest In the counterfeit tue
head of this female is close to the final " b IN tue
word Confederate but little more than the sixteenth
of an inch from it, and nearly touches the shading
of that letter. In the genuine the head IS nearly
threGsixteenths of an inch from theJetter-almost
i midway between the words Confederate anu
States
In the lower left hand corner of the bill are two
sailors-the right-hand sailor having naet across
his Left arm. In the counterfeit the head Of the
maet lies close up to the arm, and no part OF the
handle can be seem in the genuine the head OF the
maes projects out IRON the arm far enough Tor the
= handle near the head of the malet 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, white, in the engrav-
ing so that it looks more like an old style, round
churn- dasher, than mlllet. In the genuine, the
head of the mallet is distinctly defined, with no
shading about it but is solid black. In tAe coun-
tereit the hair of this sailor-the one holding the
mallet-is disheYelled the ends Of 1t sticking out
from the head as il it blown up by gale of
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 threesxteenth inches long,
neaIly-over seven and one-eighth-and is over two
= and thrteen-sixteenth inches wide-nearly two and
Observation-Disclosures. The genuine is seven and tive
sixteenth inches long precisely and two and fifteen
sixteenth inches wide NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. within
: the marginal lines, as before-the genuine again
being larger
On the lower left-hand corner sailor lears his
elbows upon a capStan In the counterfeit the
shaded lines of the engraving the sailors jacket
run Observation-Disclosures UP and down; in the genu-
ins these lines stray across the sailors back.
, Between the ks there are couple Of small
hearts, pointing towards each other In the coun-
tersits these hearts solid black and their points
touch each other. in the genuine, they are some
distance apart and tie larger ends of the hearts
have a small portion of white, which give them
light appearance
- Above and below the figure 800 on the bills ere
small ornamental figures, formed by tranguaTy
Joining the smaller ends Of three hearts together
The counterfeit has four ncf these Jsl0w the 30"
while the genuine han, i've.
The vignette is aTg e three nasted foil rugged
ship, with Greek and J1gLia sails I'll. spread. The
Latin Gong three co,neredj sails are five in number.
in. the counterfeit the UPPER point Of the Latin
sails, to the extreme right 49, IiOnt Of tie snip Is
nearer the upper mary oI vg Iue ui tha oil t.au
: the second and the secSnu naareI than ,ae. Ir :;
in the genuine the upper pants q tgsse sails ~
reach 20 sthe. distancetaf the upper mG-gj.s
line of the bill.sa1.@H 10 10 60
There are a great many minor Distinguishing,
marks on all the BITS Wshave,Ror na'nsj lsli ii
them any; buT { given emu! .t % e!iihle
aperson who neytr .,s~ Gonfedeyafe T''.e tc dis
T'tngufsh the,cpunterttI ifon the genuine It Ince
The CoTtsderucy IF IA iateI dat 1tn inst) lie
.4scrbeS new counterfeit OF tlie fi"Ter & LGG y y
plates, so nearly the size OF the ,ehu'r meas
urement cannot be applied as q -es, Tee e how.
ever, several points about them wul.t --,Eefu
server can detect
20 On the left hand end of the hills Is SAIL
standing up; and ah09e his head Is sield on
which the following words are inscribed. Receiv.
able in payment of n does except ex ,ryri dueS"-
In the genuine tue G'r.i point Ct 6s saie is about
the 10th part of inch s,b5re the sailor hat In
the counterfeit the point al seid is imperfect ;
the point is not made. Ii perfect it would come
down lower than the top of the hat. In the genu
inc the point is nearly the centre of the sailors
.hcad-a little to the left; in the counterfeit, the
point of the shield Gf it had the point) would he
over the left hand side of the sailors hat brip or
near where the brin joins the crown of the hat
This defec. in the poin: of the shield and its being
placed further to the Ieft of the sailors head and
-e1tenolhg lower GOWN, ana not directly d60U6 the
head as in the genuine, is the most prominent mark
of distinction. .s 30. s.-.. %. = --. ..'
!. The wagon wheel this time has the proper num-
Der Of spokes, and they are dim and dark like the
genuine-oaly little more so; not light and finely
executed, like, the former counterfeit. The mule
attached to the cotton press is also dim, and more
indstihet than the former counterfeit and the har
nsss cannot be- seen, bht he is not quite so much
oIarreg AZ the genuine. 10 the genuine the left
handFhnai wheel of the wagon has the spokes GEN.
tering to the hub, at the corner of the toagon bed
or body In the counterfeit the hub appears to be
behind the bed and out of sight-the point where
the spokes converge at the hub or axle being con.
cealed from the view by the bed of the wagon.
:, Tbs signatures are quick test to those who
know and have the run of all of them; but only
bankers, or men who handle money largely, can
make this a test We may say, however that near
" all of them appear to be forgeries at once. to
practiced eye. They are cramped and bear evidence
of -haina slauElE uzrittar IL