Counterfeit $10 sábanas Type 1
Counterfeit $10 sábanas Type 1
Counterfeit $10 sábanas from the Alvarado Mining & Milling Company case
The characteristics listed in Sebastián Vargas' notice of 21 March 1914 are
| GENUINE | COUNTERFEIT |
|---|---|
| letters are thicker (más gruesos) | |
| ink is blacker | |
| edging frame is made up of plates so slight breaks in corners | edging is continuous in the corners |
| Chao’s signature stroke ends in a thick flourish | Chaos signature ends in a lump (bola o nudo) |
| Tesorería seal is rubber and handstamped so details are blurred |
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whilst the notice of 24 March 1914 lists:
| GENUINE | COUNTERFEIT |
|---|---|
| letters and signatures thicker | |
| Small joints at the corners and various parts of edging | edging appears continuous |
| Rubber seal, printed in black ink | Steel seal, printed in purple ink, without a bar after ‘CHIHUAHUA’ |
| Point before ‘S’ of Vargas’ signature is away from the edging |
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| The 'h' of Vargas' signature is below the word 'Gral' |
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| comma after ‘Interventor’ |
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| The initial angle(?) of Vargas' signature is thinner | is thicker |
This is the counterfeit in the Alvarado case, where the details noted were:
| GENUINE | COUNTERFEIT |
|---|---|
| Much thicker lettering | |
| Blacker ink | |
| outside edging line is much thicker | |
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Over "NUM." a "No." in faint red ink |
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| Names and signatures of Tesorero and Interventor much thicker | |
| Background of spots regular |
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| Occasional breaks in the edging, particularly in the corners | Edging is blacker, thicker and formed by a single line |
| Seal is rubber and applied by hand, so details of the eagle and lettering are blurred In seal “TESORERIA GENERAL” is between two bars |
Seal is metal and imprinted, so details are equal and distinct No bar after “GENERAL” |
On one of these notes someone went so far as to write on an 'x' in the top left corner.
