The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is the new standard reference on currency issued by state-chartered American banks from 1782 to 1866. Q. David Bowers takes you on a guided tour of American banks and the money they issued before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Inside you will find decades of research containing fascinating stories about the state-chartered banks of our nation, frauds and thefts, the engravers who designed the colorful currency, and the vignettes and ornaments that decorate these collectible treasures of the United States.
Titel
Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money
Untertitel
An Introduction For Collectors and Historian
EAN
9780794838829
Format
E-Book (epub)
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
35.08 MB
Anzahl Seiten
288