The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-10-24
NO. 81.
The Counterfeit Seyen!Thirties.,

The Counterfeit Seven-Thirties,
The excitement with reference to the
newly discovered counterfeits on the
$1,000 plates of 7-30 bonds continues un-
batting this morning, and the Offices of
dealers in government. securities are visi-
ted hourly by gentlemen anxious to COM
pare the genuine with the counterfeits on
exhibition to see if they can discover any
points Of difference not hitherto disclosed.
The counterfeit bonds will not bear
close scrutiny under good glass, and
coarsencess in the engraving is plainlv
perceptible. But on comparing bonds
which are known to be genuine, it is
found that there are differences in the en-
craving and printing, which weaken, al
though they do not destroy, the certainty
of detecting the counterfeit bonds by
close comparison.
1t appears that the genuine bonds are
printed in sheets of four, from, at least
three, and perhaps four sets of Plates
These sets are designated by letters small
er than the letters designating the bond
For instance, bond will be found to bean
near the uper right-hand corner-justs
above the red seal-tbe letter A, and i'm
mediately under it, in the and plates
will be found letter or b. and in the c.
plate the letter is placed at the right
side of the large letter. The counterfeits
so far discovered are on the A and b
plates Therefore those parties having
bonds printed from the plate may feel
comparatively safe that their bonds are,
genuine.
This revelation shows with what con-
sumate skill aud daring the counterfeiters
must have pursued their business. They
were not content with counterfeiting one
plate of four notes, but made two plates,
and from these printed the bogus stuff
which they have so thoroughly circulated.
So perfect in the resemblance that had
it not been for the duplication of nun
bers thefraud might not even now havebeen
discovered at the Treasury Department,
and this circumstances gave rise to a the
ory yesterday that the notes pronounced
counterfeit were not such, but that they
had beepSfraudulently printed from gen.
iune plates in the Treasury Department,
This theory, however, is exploded by,
the fact that it is impossible that such a,
fraud can have been perpetrated, so per-
feet is the espionage over the Printing
Bureau at Washington. Besides, in one
or two instances, at least, close compar--
sion has show n that the rejected bonds are
counterfeit beyond question.
The description given by authority of
the Solicitor of the Treasury, states that
the red seal is larger in the counterfeit
than it is in the genuine 1t will be
found that this seal is of the same size
on the counterfeit bond as it is on the;
Legal tender notes, from which the ope-
rators doubtless copied.
We desire to caution private holders
of $1,000 7.30 bonds against being too
confident of their ability to detect the
counterfeits without the aid of experts
In all cases of doubt a little trouble should
be taken to ascertaion the truth, and in
this way the labors of the detectives who,
have this matter in charge will be light
ened
! Holders should observe whether their
bonds are from the A. B. or G plates, by
the instruction given above, and, if from
the A and B plates, by the instruction,
given above, and, if from the A and b
plate, whether numbers are included within
the 10000 or $4,000, which are already
known to have been duplicated
BY comparison of the bonds A, b. c.
and d, with the A, B, or C plates, it wilk
be seen that there is a difference. For
example, in one bond the colon : at the :
end of the word Tredsmer-in the low
er left hand corner-is in different posi-
tion in one from the other. This is but
solitary example among many points of
difference which careful examiners will
| note.
1t is yet impossible to say to what ex-
tent these counterfeits have been "shov-
ed" Large dealers are continually re-
ceiving them, and tardy intelligence
comes to the Department that new dis
coveries of counterfeit bonds have been
made-N Y. Commerciat Advertiser.
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