Collecting Paper Money

Colin Narbeth, Simon Narbeth

ISBN 10: 0718892232 / ISBN 13: 9780718892234

Published by Boydell and Brewer Ltd, GB, 2010

About this Item

An illustrated guide to collecting banknotes, providing expert advice and collecting tips for new and established collectors alike.An attractive introduction to collecting paper money - a major hobby which has seen an increasing popularity in the last decade. It embraces art and can form a miniature art gallery involving the best engravers in the world and famous artists. For those who like research the field is wide open and new discoveries are being made all the time. Paper money is the history of the world, issued as war-time emergencies, often hand signed by famous men like General Gordon of Khartoum and printed by men who made history, like Benjamin Franklin. From its beginnings in China, hidden in the mists of time, the mulberry bark flying money which avoided transporting heavy cash coins, established paper money through the world. Wars sieges, inflation, forgeries were the breeding ground for paper money, and often help to prove historical events. There are very expensive notes - over a million has been paid for a note, but there are thousands of attractive notes from all over the world at 1-2 pounds or even less. This book sets out to introduce the new collector to the fascinating areas of the hobby.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780718892234

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collecting Paper Money
• Publisher: Boydell and Brewer Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718892232
• ISBN 13: 9780718892234
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 325 grams

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Synopsis

Narbeth, Colin, Narbeth, Simon

About the Author

Colin Narbeth and his son Simon have a business in London that specializes in paper money collecting. Colin is a member of the American Numismatic Association and founded the International Bank Note Society in 1961.