Year: 1862

is over two and thirteen. sixteenth
inches wide-nearly two and fourteen-sixteeths.


The genuine is seven and five sixteenth inches
long precisely, and two and 6fteen.sxteeth
inches wide early-measurements within the
marginal lines as before-the genuine ag a in
beng larger.


On the lower left-hand corner sailor leans
his elbows upon capstan. In the counterfeit
the shaded lines of the engraving on the sailors
jacket run gonally-alr,ost up and down, in
the genuinh these liEes run straight across the
sailors back Between the ks there are a
couple of small hearts, pointing towards each
other. ln the countertelts, these hearts are
solid black, and their points touch each other.
In the genuine, they some distance apart,
and the larger ends OF the hearts have small
portion OF white, which give them lgnt ap
pearance.


A bove and below the figure ss2O" on the
bills are sma! ornamental figures. formed by
trianguIarly joining the smaller ends OF three
hearts together. The counterfeit has four of
these 6elow the go" while the genuine has
five.


The vgnette is large three masted full rig>
ged ship. with Greek and Latin sails all spread.
The Latin (long three cornered) sails are five
in number. In the counterfeit, the under point
Of the Latin sails, to the extreme right or front





line of the bill than the second, and the second
nearer than the third ]; in the genuine the under
points of these sails all reach to the same dis
tance of the upper marginal line of the bill.


There great many minor Distinguishing
marks on all the bills. We have not PANIED
half of than on any but We have given enough
to enable person who never saw a Confederate
note to distinguish the counterfeit from the gen
uine at once.


The Contederacy of later date 18th nstl de-
scribes new counterfeit of the Hcyer 81 Lud-
wig plates, nearly the size OF the genuine
that measurement cannot be applied test.
There are, however, several points about them
which careful observer can detect.


First. On the left hand end of the bills is
q sailor standing up, and above his head is q
shield on which the following words are inserts
ed. Receivable ia payment Of all dues except
export Dues" In the genuine the lower point
of this shield is about the 18th part of an inch
above the sailors hat. In the counterfeit the
point Of the shield is imperfect; the point is not
made. Ii perfect, it would come down lower
than the top of the hat. In the genuine the
point is nearly over the centre of the sailors
head-a little to the left; in the counter fet the
point Of the SHIELD (if it had the pont) would
30 over the left hand side Of the sailors hat
brim, or near where the brm joins the crown
Of the hat.-This defect in the point of the
shield, and it's being placed further to the LEFT
of the sailors head, and extending lower down
and not directly above the head as in the geru
me, is the most prominent mark of detection.


The wagon wheel this time has the proper
number of spokes and they are dim and dark
like the genuine-only little more so, not light
and finely executed, like the former counterfeit.
The mule attached to the cotton press is also
dim, and more indstinct than the former coun'
terfeit, and the harness canno. be soen but is
not quite so much blurred as the genuine. In
the genuine the ief. hand hind wheel of the
wagon has the spokes centerng TO the hub, At
the corner OF the wagon bed or body. In the
counterfeit the hub appears to he behind the
bed and out of sght-the point where the spokes
converge at the hub or axle being concealed
from the view by the bed of the wagon.


The signatures are quick test TO those who
know and have the run of all of them; but only
bankers, or men who handle money largely, can
make this test. We may say, however, that
nearly all of them appear to be forgeries at
once 10 practiced eye. They are eramped
and bear evidence OF being slowly written, in
order the better to initiate the genuine. They
are in heavier hand and blacker ink. A man
skilled in such m alters can see at once they are
written by an effort, and not by free, easy,
natural hand.


We have seen only one counterfeit fifty I,
though several Of them have been detected in
this city.-They are also a superior imitation
of the genuine, SO perfect they that We are
unable to discover any striking points of dis.


IL L. A.. II