Washington County News | 1898-12-31 | Page 2 | A Clumsy Counterfelt

A Clumsy Counterfeit. Washington, Dec. 24. A new counterfeit coun-terfeit one-dollar silver certificate has been discovered. It is of the series of 1S96, Bruce, register; Roberts, treasurer, treas-urer, and apparently printed from photo-etched plates on heavy bond paper. No attempt has been made to imitate the silk fibre, and the treasury number has been traced with blue writing fluid, which blurs when dampened, as does the red coloring applied to the seal. The execution is poor, and the work would deceive only the most careless handlers.