Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide With Valuations - Tapa dura

A Complete Illustrated Guide with Valuations large size notes, fractional currency, small size notes, encased postage stamps from the first year of paper money (1861) to the present confederate states notes, colonial and continental currency The standard reference work on paper money

This landmark work is the standard reference on American currency.It is internationally acknowledged as the most comprehensive and universally recognized guide on the subject, illustrating and valuating all types of United States paper money.From the first year of Federal paper money, 1861, to the present, the fronts and backs of all classes and types of currency, from 3 cents to 10,000 dollars are illustrated. These are accompanied by text listing, describing and pricing every variety of paper money ever issued. The result is a complete pictorial, descriptive and numismatic history of the currency of the United States. There are also sections on Colonial and Continental currency (notes issued from 1680 to 1788), and a complete listing by type of the issues of the Confederate States of America (1861-1864). Both are illustrated and have market values in several states of preservation.Illustrations of United States currency are reproduced in color. And for those who think of America's currency as a constant study in green and black, the rainbow-like diversity of this section is a revelation. It contains a nearly complete collection of United States large size currency, many of them in the finest state of preservation possible and some so extremely rare that they may only be seen either on these pages or in an exhibition.A distinguished panel of acknowledged experts on paper money has assisted the authors, enabling them to establish accurate and up-tothe minute valuations for all issues.The publication of Paper Money of the United States introduced innovations never before attempted. Robert Friedberg (1912-1963) was the first to standardize this subject and gave this book a permanent place on reference shelves. For the past twenty-five years, it has been completely revised and edited by Ira and Arthur Friedberg, sons of the author. New information has been added and valuations have been updated, making it possible to establish the value of any note.Paper Money of the United States has been an invaluable asset to currency collectors and numismatists for more than fifty years. It also possesses an appeal and value of its own, not just to lovers of Americana and of the fine art of engraving, but to students of American history, finance and economics.Banks in America and throughout the world will find this book especially useful in that it makes possible the immediate identification of all obsolete but still legal tender paper money, while simultaneously giving a market valuation.It is a book which belongs in every library, public and private.