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Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Currency: Volume II
Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Currency Volume II Author:Q. David Bowers The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Currency is a multiple-volume set of books - the new standard references on currency issued by state-chartered American banks from 1792 to 1866 before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Over these decades more than 3,000 banks issued their own paper money, with their own imprints ... more »and signed in ink by their presidents and cashiers. Now, the "Dean of American Numismatics," Q. David Bowers, has compiled decades of research from 18th- and 19th-century bank reports, contemporary newspapers, and other sources. He gives the history of every town and city, and every bank, that issued this currency. Each banknote is studied, and thousands are pictured in full color, with information on rarity, values, significant auctions, and more. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Currency is a project of grand scope, which will completely revolutionize how these notes are collected and studied. Beyond that it is a massive gathering of stories about our nation - from small town to big city, from the early days following the Revolution to the tribulations of the Civil War - a beautifully detailed landscape painting of America and its early money.
Volume 1: An introduction to the concept of obsolete paper money: what it is; technology and other factors, how to collect it, and an overview of the hobby.« less