The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-07-26
New Coupterfejts

ton ut the c0uGtuT.y.tcrS Is directed u
the National Bank currency, ana the a.
mount Of spurious notes OF this character
is outhc increase. Most Of the people
have been in the habito Of taking green
backs almost without examination, but it
will now become necessary to be a little
more cautious and for each one to post
himself as 10 tie ch3r"vterot the bogus
money in circulation. Petcr>on's Coun-
tcrtcit Dc;cctor, for July ,, contains the
following descriptions of rcw counter
fci;&; Eomtc1u.H I1>iul CaErcacn, -E,9y
ls&a.-.50 cent notes, new issue. Ga tile
top Of the llthe words FURNISHED only
by the Assistant Treasurer and Dcsienl-
ted Depositorics of the United States =
observe the two words 'of the on the
genuine there is little space between
them, not SO on the limitations. 50-ccnt.
The long green issue good imitation
they are sixteenth of an inch narrower
than the genuine. 50-cent notes the
engraving is good but the gilt frame
around the head is very bad. The pa
per has, however, the appearance of
common print paper, and is very whitish.
The whole Of it is little smaller than the
genuine. Six barrels on right end of
Washington are very indistinct. 25-cent
notes, new issue very dark green: poorly
engraved. 25-cent notes, poorly engrav-
ed, on poor paper, and the gilt frame a
round the head don't show any gilt. TO-
cent notes, very coarsely done, and the
green ink very pale.
United States Compound Interest
Notes.-50s, imitation wig Con left end),
female erect, holding sword in left hand,
her right hand resting on Bible-male
done, and likely to deceive good judges.
zoos, counterfeit are in circulation. A
fac-simile of the genuine bill, but the en-
craving is not so fine They are dated
May 10, 1865; letter b. The green in
the back Of the counterfeit is paler than
that in the genuine. Be careful and
examine well all before taking them as
they have deceived some Of our best judi
ges.
United States Legal Tender. Green
backs )-5s, new issue and very well
done. The only prominent defect is heav-
ier shading around the works Omitted
States" in the title The counterfeit is
about one tenth Of an inch shorter than
the genuine. a new issue, dated March
TO- 1862 The red seal is badly execu-
ted, as is also the Dor Ter Of the note,
which is made up Of repetitions of the
letter X. General appearance bad. a
great number are in circulation. sos,
United States Treasury (green-backs) are
in circulation from an entirely new plate,
said to be the best counterfeit yet made
Of the Government notes. So look out
for them as some few have taken them.
Large number of one dollar counter
felt green backs are in circulation. Ex-
cepting u few minor discrepancies, the
spurious note is an exact fac simile Of
the genuine bill. The general appear
ance is also very good. The green ink
is of a somewhat lighter shade than that
used OIL the genuin, and some parts of
the note look scratciy and blurred. The
figures l on the green scroll work on low
er right quarter of the note are printed
in green in the genuine they are white
The head of Chase is darker. Bill has q
coarse appearance. 5s. Imitation-the
portrait ON the right and the figures of
liberty on the left are rather coarse
Well calculated to deceive. 5s and los
raised from ls Potrait Of Chase on up
per lett corner. los. Imitation-the
portrait of Lincoln on the left end is very
dark, and the eyes poor, while the toes
of the female on the right end can scar
ccly be seen. On the genuine they are
very distinct Look out for them. 20s.
| mitation-poorly done, engraving coarse,
coarse, and the bills looked blurred. The
green ink used is lighter than the gen
uine. The dies and 20s are one-eighth
of an inch larger than the genuine. sos.
Altered from Is. In the genuine sos
the signature of the Register is on the
lett, aud the Treasurer on the right end
of the bill La the altered notes they are
both on the right end with two strips of
lathe work between them. sos. Imita-
tion-they are so well done that all banks
refuse them. zoos, initiated. Upper
left, spread eagle sitting on rock. The
general appearance of the bill is good
The wings Of the eagle arc coarse and the
clouding streaky- The imprint of the
American Bank Note Company at the top
is larger than on the genuine. On the
right end Of the. back OF the bill the 100
in the circles are inverted thus J.; ZOO"
In the genuine the 100 in the circles on
the left end read thus "00l"; in the
counterfeit they are thus: "1O0.' The
paper is also heavier.
| National Bank Notes In,iated-Na
tionat BanhS.-ls, altered to l0s-vig
of Is, two female figures with hands clasp
ed, one pointing upwards. los have fig
ure of Franklin drawing electricity from
the clouds, and on back of bill is De Soto
discovering the Mississippi. On back o
Is is tho Landing of the Pilgrims. Wei
done sos, altered from 5s the 5s have
wigs. on each end-and landing of Go
| L..n a,. haoI- Look ont for the alto