Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-28
NEW KINDOF NOTES
Designs That Will Puzzle Grim
nal Engravers
CHANGES IN DUB MONEY
The Old Greenback Has Nearly Disap.
oeared From View-Important De-
parture in the Styles.

paper money, has come near being rom
dered Q misnomer. The proposition
has been seriously considered by the
treasury recently to make the reverse
pf every note and silver certificate is
yued by the government sky-blue. In
fact. copies Of the designs were printed
what they would look like. Unfortun-
steJ for the plan, the tint suggested
confederate shinplasters TO somebody.
And that settled IT,
Accordingly. the color win not be al
ssred but the design on the back OF
,very one of Uncle Sans bills is to be
promptly chsnged-excepting only the
new two-dollar certificate. Treasury
notes, Is well al silver certificates. are
I'll TO assume a novel aspect on the re-
serse side. The patterns are completed,
and have been officially approved. En-
grsvsd plates viii be ready TO print
hon. and three months later the fresh
Dooay Will BE- IN the pockets of the
people. Al least that length of time Is
equirsd for properly drying the sheets
u paper cash.
yudes thaA The designs may show plain
Y Ne bends Of red and blue fbers
ShAnh IN through the new distinctive
SapaH Tin paper is made so that the
hgu only show on the back Of each
IN bsing contained In the outer layer
~ N substance on one side. as the
gnsses como from the mill. Unlnckily,
"A Ne oldstyle notes and certificates
1850 covered with engraving behind
- there Is NO chance for exhibiting
be peeuliaEt1y which congress has do
Asxed shall be mede q conspicuous
BesAnsa Accordingly, it was found
ueusssary TO make an entirely fresh set
7fplsesa. which have occupied The arsiu-
~ attention Of the buresu of engrav-
hg and printing for some months past.
lncidsu<ally ii was sought TO make
Tho new patterns more highly orna-
mental that any which have hitherto
adorned paper money. Not only are
1hsy OF Snequaled beauty, but the
secret sexvice declares that they
xfil make counterfsiting q more diff
cult art than It has ever been up to the
present time No two of them are at
all Alike Furthermore, no portion of q
design h repeated on the same bill as
used To be the CASE when the slrillfui
tnitasor could copy one small bit and
By simply multiplying il with transfer
large part OF . note. Il was very easy
Cor criminal engraver few years ago
% make little section Of border read
hg: United States treasury, S2o."
Hnd rc<iupIica*e IL By mechanical proc
Dss 1t sufficient length TO extend from
NE white house W the capitol
Instead of covering the backs Of new
sotes add eertifcsses with Q nsse of
Engraving too elaborate for The eye to
eoilo-~. Chief Engraver cesilear has
nsde the dardens a. open ss possible.
she whiAs background Of the paper
showiug the patterns in such couepicu-
s,s relief a. 70 render any error Of thu
bpunserfetser readily detected No such
Dxquixise and complicated geometr;cal
aAthe work a. appears on these bills
vas never seen before. Il Is the one
hing which the forger cannot success
billy INITIATE. Toproducc single but
VI
thssiss. oval or otherwise shaped. COM
1850 ip itself--sometines requires two
r. three days Of preliminary figuring.
nereAv 20 compose the mathematical
xusuls- Even with this formula at
A~nd. the criminal engrsver could not
80 shs machine 50 as 20 copy the pic
me-.
An admirable example Of this sort Of
povk vill be foand in The new ten-dol-
~ S1~ox certificate when IL IL iesued
- xhe xassle OF The bark is beautiful
tiecc of iskhe-engrav1ng. which looks
tk~ one ~ che dissoiving kakeido>cope
ssssssns Thrown By The maggie lantern
tpon = white sheet but the nost ex-
,uisiee cf all the designs " che treasury
bpes f< one Thousand dollars. which.
- . wheel that IL q marvel Of Secors-
80 intyscacy. The sfty-dollar not. Is
1sfsc;enss7 '>snakv- In The manner a
h s<sovnment 70 excite . srenor In The
tpper wso would change II for drink.
IN eof7ahursfion ~ffh the lathe
1wk-r. tie sng-s~-r u les~rr. and he
ornamental enersrcr haze expended
h<-s~ h>~s skill spon thee rev bills
f.s-h - . separate brzneh q the pro
k-~asr. vhseh bHs bsra So hlshly
r><~ssll<ed tast . man Who esn Is
here than one ~ shern ~sii = ~esv
Anre. rhe making n sssslL sssaTs ssd
Sr~<><<fy plsin l~<a~rs II ons - th~
k,-s sl1ssuit s<e<sspsIsbmenss n th@
k~x~>s f,x &c n<seaTs .aefss 1aesxs