Collector's Guide to Paper Money

This book is written by a collector for current and future collectors so they can get a better understanding of collecting, not investing, in paper money. For those interested in investing, the author shares some advice, but this is all about the joys of collecting of paper money. The book provides a comprehensive review of the enormous variety of paper money and also shows almost 400 full color photos so you can then explore the world of paper money for yourself. The author shares insights on how to collect, grade, organize and store your money and suggests references for additional reading. While this may be most useful for the beginning collector, even an advanced collector will see something new in this book. The book chapters include: (1) Why Collect Paper Money? (2) Terminology (3) Paper Money Anatomy (4) How Do I Start? (5) Where Do I Get Paper Money? (6) Preservation & Storage (7) Condition & Grading (8) Professional Grading (9) Value & Insurance (10) Organizing Your Collection (11) Materials (12) Anti-Counterfeiting Devices (13) Collections & Sub-Collections (14) U.S. Paper Money Introduction (15) U. S. Federal Reserve Notes (16) U.S. Star Notes, Errors & Fancy Numbers (17) U.S. Legal Tender Notes (18) U.S. Fractional Currency (19) Confederate Currency (20) U.S. Obsolete Banknotes (21) U.S. National Banknotes (22) U.S. Silver Certificates (23) U.S. Gold Certificates (24) U.S. Treasury Notes (25) U.S. Colonial Currency (26) U.S. World War II Banknotes (27) U.S. Military Payment Certificates (28) Other U.S. Paper Money (29) Foreign Paper Money Introduction (30) Identifying Foreign Paper Money (31) Monetary Unions (32) Extinct Countries (33) Unrecognized Countries (34) Local Currency (35) Hyper-Inflation Notes (36) War & Military (37) Occupied Countries (38) POW, Concentration Camps & Ghettos (39) Queen Elizabeth II (40) Transportation (41) Animals (42) Occupations (43) Sports (44) Post Modern (45) Test Notes, Specimens & Remainders (46) Scrip (47) Other Sub-Collections (48) Weird Money (49) Non-Money “Money” Introduction (50) Coupons (51) Movie Prop Money (52) Propaganda Notes (53) Safe Conduct Passes (54) Hell Banknotes (55) Counterfeit Money (56) Fantasy Notes (57) Play Money (58) Where Can I Learn More? (59) Wrap-Up. No other book covers this range of collectible categories.