The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-22
A List VI the Most Dangerous Counter
felts Now In Circulation.

List VI the Most Dangerous Counter
fcits Now In Circulation.
Almost every day, bankers, brokers
and merchants. or their clerks, nre being
deceived and detrauded out Of large
sums. as well as the general public. by
having numerous counterfeit bills passed
IN upon them with genuine ones. The
oounterfeits, in some instances, are 80
we'll executed that detection is almost
impossible, unless very closely scruti-
nized.
In making inquiries. it hns boon a.cer-
tained that counterfeit bills on the fol-
lowing banks are being circulated: On
the Merchants National Bank OF this
city $40 and IS are easily disposed OF.
The engraving is admirably executed
upon first clnss paper, and is looked
upon as being very dangerous counter
felt. Ton dollar bills of the American
National Bank, Broadway, are freely
circulated They are we'll executed. but
can be detected by the difference of the
shading OF the large letters. There are
two sets of counterfeits issued on the
Ninth National Bank; they are $40 and
50 bills, are well executed, and printed
on good paper, mud very likely to de-
1ceive. On the National Bank OF the
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and 50 counterfeits. They are we'll exc
cuted, but the shading under the title of
''Bunk" is bud. These bills should be
received with great caution to prevent
Imposition.
There are several counterfeit issues Of
United States Treasury notes, the most
prominent being $40 bills OF March 10,
1862. These are finely executed, the
printing and engraving being above the
ordinary GLASS, but the shading in the
Underground Of the vignette is coarse.
A third fraudulent plate for $40 United
States Treasury notes has just come to
light, but it does not come up to the se-
cond plate, but the imitation is good.
Many imperfections OF the second plate
have also been rectifed in the new plate.
There are number of $40 United States
Treasury notes of the second issue, so
we'll executed that the best experts can
hardly tell the difference between the
cnulterfeit and the genuine. They can
only be detected in the defective engrnv-
ing of the portrait of Lincoln. A large
number Of $50 Treasury notes, we'll exa-
cuted, in several instances have passed
as genuine. Twenty dollar bills OF tue
same denomination, of March 3, 1868,
are extensively circulated, the engraving
being first GLASS and paper good. There
are also number OF 80 aud 81 bills, but
in these cases the engraving ia coarse,
and with little attention can easily be
detected. Oonnterfeits of United States
legal tender notes, of $40 and. 81, are
quite plentiful. but as the engraving is
very coarse, they are not readily accept.
ed in this city.
The following is list Of the country
notes which are also said to be freely cir.
cnlated at every given opportunity: S2C
bills on the First National Bank Of Ros-
ton, Mass. These notes are we'll execut.
ed aud printed on good paper, but are
defective on examination with the genu.
ine. $40 on the Fourth National Bank oil
Philadelphia. The engraving in this
case is very coarse, and can soon be de.
tected by any one accustomed to hand.
ing paper money. $40 on the First Ma.
tionai Bank OF Indianapolis. These
notes are we'll calculated to deceive, and
are well printed. The plate used can be
easily altered to any of the national cur
rency bank notes. IS on the Peoples
National Bank, Michigan. These ars
poorly got up. $40 on the Farmers anG
Merchants Bank Of poughkeepsie
These bills are we'll executed and printed
upon good paper, and will prove dan
gerous counterfeit.
The Albany City National Bank $l(
counterfeit bills are also plentiful. bnt
the engraving is very scratchy compared
with the genuine. $40 and 50 West
chester County National Bank counter
ioit bills are rather coarse, and ought tc
be detected by the engraved signatures
There are number of we'll executed
counterfeit notes on the National Union
Bank, Linderpark, Utica City Nationa
Bank, Oneida National Bauk, aud Cen
trnl National Bank, for $40, $40 and S.
In addition to these counterfeit bills
there are q number Of counterfeit golG
pieces of different value, while q number
Of pieces hive been split mp and fillee
with platinum. -Ne,o Pork Times.
The EvANGELIsTs ABROAD. Prince
Gortschakoff has come to the rescue o
Russian religious integrity in the matter
Of the Evangelical Conference ut Friede
rickshafen with downright show o
cnrt indignation at the report set fortf