Keep the change : a collector's tales of lucky pennies, counterfeit C-notes, and other curious currency /
Spiller, Harley J.
"Part 'Talk of the Town, ' part collector's catalogue, Keep the Change combines art, science, and storytelling in ten essays about currency and the quirky ways people alter, decorate, and even counterfeit bills and coins"--
"Part 'Talk of the Town, ' part collector's catalogue, Keep the Change combines art, science, and storytelling in ten essays about currency and the quirky ways people alter, decorate, and even counterfeit bills and coins"--
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Up Like a Bad Penny : The Irresistible Force of Copper -- 2. In Sam I Trust : US Federal Banknote Errors -- 3. A Bit about Clipping -- 4. Fine Line : The Art of Money -- 5. The Law -- 6. A Hole in Your Pocket : Intentionally Burned Money -- 7. Honest Wear : The Discovery of an Anticounterfeiting Secret -- 8. Colorful White Men of Money -- 9. Frogskins and Cartwheels : Nicknames for Money -- 10. Illustrated Taxonomy and Glossary of Mutilated Money.
Spiller, Harley J.
Coins
Bank notes
Mutilated coins
Counterfeits and counterfeiting
Numismatics
Curiosities and wonders