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Jenks' Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Two counterfeit $100 notes from the Baltimore Office of Discount and Deposit were detected at the Bank of Baltimore yesterday, as reported in a May 22 Baltimore paper. The counterfeits feature a well-executed plate and signatures but clumsy date, president's name (John Swan), and especially numbering.
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Again--beware of Counterfeits !--Two Counterfeit 100 Dollar Notes, of the office of discount and Deposit, Baltimore, were yesterday detected at the Bank of Baltimore. The plate, like those we noticed a few days ago, is well executed as are also the signatures. The date, the president's name, (John Swan) and the numbering, are somewhat clumsy, particularly the latter which is very much so, and is the only means by which a detection can be easily made, as the paper is much better than the general run of counterfeit bills.
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Baltimore
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Yesterday (As Of May 22)
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two counterfeit 100 dollar notes detected
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Two Counterfeit 100 Dollar Notes of the office of discount and Deposit, Baltimore, were detected at the Bank of Baltimore. The plate is well executed as are the signatures. The date, president's name (John Swan), and numbering are clumsy, particularly the numbering, which is the main detection method, as the paper is better than usual counterfeits.