This is altering from a smaller to a larger denomination--as 1s altered to
5s, &c. &c. This is done in various ways. One way it is done by pasting;
but it is more generally done by extracting the ink of the figure and the
die containing it by some chemical fluid, and printing in its place a
counterfeit die, or sometimes a stolen genuine die containing a larger
denomination. The words, “ONE DOLLAR,” which generally is shaded by the
Ruling Engine, are extracted, and “FIVE DOLLARS” substituted in its place
and _shaded by hand_. A difference also in the color of the ink of the
substituted denominations from the rest of the note will generally be
seen. Sometimes the letters of the substituted denomination are _common
printer’s type_, the “old English letter,” 🖙 Twenty Dollars.