Year: 1867

National Currency Bureau, Oct. r. 1867


SIR: In accordance with your instructions /
nave the honor TO make the following report in ref
erence to the counterfeit SeEenthirTy notes of the
denomination Of One Thousand Dollars two series,
dated June IS, 1865:


Inc notes OF this denomination and series were
ali printed in this Department. with four notes upon
each sheets and the notes were lettered respectively
with the check letters a, B, g, and d. All the
counterfets yet presented bear the check letters
and Is; have yet seen none with either G OF D. 1t
may well be, however, that or ID are in circula-
tioni because both the A and notes are evidently
printed from one and the same plate The check
letter having been altered by the counterfeter after
printing portion, the plate, therefore NAV have
been altered to or after printing the and B.
Ihe most Obvious points Of difference between the
( genuine and the counterfeit note are first in the
SIZE OF the seal second, in the numbering; third,
IN the central vgnette forth, in the border of lathe
work. nth, IN the counters; sixth in the Treasur-
ers signature. The details Of the differences are as
follows


First The counterfeit seal Is one-si1teenth Of an
inch larger than the genuine, and this difference in
size Is due TO the points alone the counterfeit points
being larger than the genuine. The central por-
tons OF the seal are of the size in both coun-
terfeit and genuine The ink of the counterfeit seal
Is Of lighter red than the genuine.


Second, The numbering The figures of the coun-
terieit numbers differ In shape particularly in the





Ihe genuine ink has metallic lustre, while the
counterfeit is dull and leaden.


Third, The central vignette. The expression of
face IN the counterfeit female figure is very different
from the genuine as the eyes are larger and more
open, the chin longer and the neck narrower than
in the original Conyoutions Of the line forming
the clouding at the right of the female figure are
more hattened in their curves in the counterfeit
than they are in the original and the clouding used
IN the figure is slight and indistinct in the counter
felt, making the space between the figure and the
words Treasury Department lighter in the counter
felt than in the genuine. The letters forming the
word Plurbus on the shield, at the left hand of
the figure, are well defRed in the original; but on
the counterfeit they are irregular and confused, and
the lines do not form perfect letters. There are
many other minute points of difference in the
tral vignette, particularly in the drapery, which
careful examination and comparison will disclose.


Fourth The border. In the border of the coun-
terfe note the black central star has points of very
irregular length, while the genuine are perfectly
uniform and regular in their length The counter
felt has white space about the central star than
the genuine, and the black dots around the white
space which are perfectly cOncentric IN their
rangement on the genuine note, are irregular and
not cOncentric on the counterfeit. The white lines
about the star in the coupon border larger and
clearer in the genuine than in the counterfeit and
the work between the star in the counterfeit is
fused and indistinct giving the counterfeit coupon
border muddy look, while the genuine is clear and
sparkling.


Fifth The counters In the black counter of the
one thousands the central spurs of the figures are
TO each other in the counterfeit than they
in the original, and the cyphers more Oblong in
the counterfeit than in the genuine. In the green
tint counter OF one thousands the round spur at the
left foot Of the figure on the genuine note cuts
into the heartshaped center Of tho lathe work, while
in the counterfeit it is entirely clear of IT,


Sixth, The Treasurers signature. In the first let
ter in the Treasurers signature the crossing of the
ends Of the hair lines of the upper and lower por
tions of the letter in the original form small
triangular space Of white and this white space is
wanting in the counterfeit In the genuine note
there is well-dehned cross line the top Of the
capital u, in the word United, under the Treasur-
eTs signature but in the counterfeit there is only
a faint line connecting the tops of the latter.


There are many other points Of difference not
necessary TO detail, those above recited will lead
any expert 70 detect them. The back of the coun-
terfet note has many striking points Of difference
from the genuine Among them it may only be
necessary to notice that the cycloid work upon
which the words "pay to bearer" are engraved is
much darker and heavier the counterfeit than it
is the genuine the counterfeit lines being rough,
while the genuine are sharp and clear The square
tablet which incloses the eycloid work is in the
counterfeit nearer TO the tablet which incloses the
terms of option thsn it is in the original. Iu the
date Of the option the 9TH" after June 10Th is
TO the figures sos in the genuine, while in the
counterfeit the 9TH is some distance from the hg-
ures. The expert in noticing the differences, viii
scarcely fail 10 notice many of the others which eX-
ist, but with which it is deemed unnecessary to
tend this report IN detail.


/ have the honor TO be, very respectfully your
obedient servant i. NJ. CLARK,


Chief First Division National Currency Bureau.