The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-07
MISCELLANY
DETECTING CouRrERFEiTs.

II is good rule in receiving bank notes
Of the note, the geometrical lathe work.
shading of the letters, ruling engine word
yignettes. and solid print, carefully noting
whether they compare with standard work
The ink, printing and paper mast be con
sidered. The charter number appears on
all bank notes issued since 1879. All ma.
ional bank notes are signed by i. T.. Spin.
ler, Treasurer, prior TO 1875. All genuine
notes of the United States Treasury bear
check letters, 4, j, G or ID, and are iirnn-
bered consecutively, commencing with /,
thus A is B 2; C 3 and ID / or
lumber, which il divided by (, will show
sho number 10 be even.
Genuine bnnk notes are usually printed
On paper of good quality, though varying
much in thickness--some being quite thin.
II is not impossible for eonntarfeiters TO pro.
cure good quality Of paper. yet counter
feits usually have n smooth ge1sy touch,
willie the genuine note has not, but will
cleave to the fingers. The paper. though
important i'll question, is not infallible, and
It will not do to rely too much upon the
quality. All notes in the United States are
now printed on fibre paper, tho fibre con-
sisting of silk threads which are in and form
part of the substance. The government
are now also manufacturing the note paper,
having two silk threads which extend the
whole length of the note, one a red, the
other blue, which are discernible by holding
HE note TO the light. These the counter
feiter has endeavored to initiate, by drawing
two parallel lines on the surface This will
be found in the counterfeit United States
silver certificates
Water and sky, when done with the ruling
engine, cannot be successfully initiated 1t
is rare to see fine vignettes on counterfeit
notes, yet many very dangerous limitations
have been produced But, however perfect,
counterfeit cannot be the same as the orig
nal or genuine.
Then there is the geometrcal lathe work.
All designs, such as circles, ovals, squares,
etc, and upon which the denomination is
Usually placed, composed of network of
line lines crossing each other at such angles
md distances as to produce the desired eff.
feet is called the geometrical lathe work. and
is produced by the geometrical lathe, a Won
derfu as well as beautiful machine. The
patterns produced by the lathe are of every
conceivable variety of form and shape. The
ine lines is the characteristic of this de-
,erption of engraving, and in the genuine
tote can be traced throughout the design,
never breaking or losing itself in another
line, or having any irregularity whatever.
The line is usually white, on black or green
ground, or sometimes red, but may be n
black, green or red on white. In the coun-
terfeit engraving the design is engraved up
or the plate and fails in various ways.
First, it is impossible TO produce the perfect
limo rs in the genuine, and the effect to the
eye will be more or less dull or sunkon in
appearance as well rs having scratchy
ooh. The design will also be darker or
igll, in spots, as the lines are sometimes
heavier and sometimes lighter, as well as the
spaces between are sometimes wide and
again near together, being irregular in size
and sometimes broken. Second, it is i'm
possible for the counterfeiter to produce two
designs exactly alike. As the counterfeit is
engraved by hand and separately, it is i'm
possible to produce two exactly alike. On
examination of the genuine bill the designs
of the geometrical lathe work viii show the
beautiful clear raised impression produced
by the correct and regular lines in the en-
craving. Sometimes the whole fnce of a
note except the vignettes and dies will be
tinted. The tint is composed of fine curved
or looped lines running across the whole face
of the bill
Genuine bank notes are always printed
with great care The plate is covered with
ink, which is then carefully wiped off, OK
cept what remains in the lines of the engrav-
ing. The engraving is then taken with
powerful press. Should any irregularity
appear on the note it is Immediately cancel
ed, and not issued. Thus all genuine notes
] have q clear and beautiful impression. which
is very unusual for counterfeit. The ink
used in bank-note printing gives clear i'm
preston, without any smutty appearance.
The green ink, and also That used for the
numbering OF United States notes. is with
great difficulty produced by the counter
feitcrs. The ink usually used by them for
printing counterfeits has heavy, dull look !;
while the numbering has bricky appear
ance -Mil,cauhee Wisconsis
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