Q. David Bowers 
Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money 
An Introduction For Collectors and Historian

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.