Fascinating facts, laws and lore about currency and the money supply, past and present. Printing, storage, circulation, reclamation, counterfeiting, losers' and finders' rights, much more--with entertaining anecdotes.
Fascinating facts, laws and lore about currency and the money supply, past and present. Printing, storage, circulation, reclamation, counterfeiting, losers' and finders' rights, much more--with entertaining anecdotes.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
The late Carl H. Moore wrote several books about economic history. He lived in San Antonio, Texas.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Money's Precursors Barter Systems Commodity Money Wampum Metallic Money Paper Money 2. Coins as Money Early Coins Coins in Colonial America United States Coinage The First Mint Established Gold Coinage Silver Coinage Present Coinage Commemorative Coins "In God We Trust" How Coins Are Made and Stored 3. Currency Its Origins Continental Currency Pre- Federal Reserve System Currencies Federal Reserve Bank Notes The Saga of the $2 Bill Design Characteristics and Symbolism Printing and Circulation 4. Checkbook Money What Is a Check? The Development of Checks Check Processing Advantages and Disadvantages of Check Writing The Cost of Writing Checks Electronic Money 5. Credit Cards Their Origins Bank Cards Use and Attitude Toward Credit Cards 6. Credit Early Use Allocation of Credit Credit Regulations Advantages of Credit How to Obtain Credit 7. Creation and Control of Money Money Creation and Supply Control of Money The Use of Gold and Silver Momentum Toward a Central Bank The Creation of the Federal Reserve System 8. The Federal Reserve System Implementing the System The Federal Reserve Board How the Fed Controls Money Financing Deficit Spending Its Modern Influence The Decision-Making Process 9. Money and the Legal Tender Laws Counterfeiting Found Money 10. You and Your Money Record-Keeping Budgeting Your Money Planning for the Future Planning an Investment Portfolio 11. Conclusion What Is Money? Some Definitions of Money Selected Expressions and Slang Comments About Money Appendices Significant Dates in the History of U.S. Coinage Significant Dates in the History of U.S. Currency Interesting Items Used as Money Money in Circulation World Population and Currencies The Federal Reserve System 1986 Domestic Coinage Loans and Securities for All Commercial Banks Consumer Installment Credit Money Stock, Liquid Assets, Debt Measures Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Specifications Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Money's Precursors Barter Systems Commodity Money Wampum Metallic Money Paper Money 2. Coins as Money Early Coins Coins in Colonial America United States Coinage The First Mint Established Gold Coinage Silver Coinage Present Coinage Commemorative Coins "In God We Trust" How Coins Are Made and Stored 3. Currency Its Origins Continental Currency Pre- Federal Reserve System Currencies Federal Reserve Bank Notes The Saga of the $2 Bill Design Characteristics and Symbolism Printing and Circulation 4. Checkbook Money What Is a Check? The Development of Checks Check Processing Advantages and Disadvantages of Check Writing The Cost of Writing Checks Electronic Money 5. Credit Cards Their Origins Bank Cards Use and Attitude Toward Credit Cards 6. Credit Early Use Allocation of Credit Credit Regulations Advantages of Credit How to Obtain Credit 7. Creation and Control of Money Money Creation and Supply Control of Money The Use of Gold and Silver Momentum Toward a Central Bank The Creation of the Federal Reserve System 8. The Federal Reserve System Implementing the System The Federal Reserve Board How the Fed Controls Money Financing Deficit Spending Its Modern Influence The Decision-Making Process 9. Money and the Legal Tender Laws Counterfeiting Found Money 10. You and Your Money Record-Keeping Budgeting Your Money Planning for the Future Planning an Investment Portfolio 11. Conclusion What Is Money? Some Definitions of Money Selected Expressions and Slang Comments About Money Appendices Significant Dates in the History of U.S. Coinage Significant Dates in the History of U.S. Currency Interesting Items Used as Money Money in Circulation World Population and Currencies The Federal Reserve System 1986 Domestic Coinage Loans and Securities for All Commercial Banks Consumer Installment Credit Money Stock, Liquid Assets, Debt Measures Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Specifications Bibliography Index
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