PAPER MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES

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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 39

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Clain-Stefanelli 13480*, Davis 397

Friedberg’s book picks up where Bowers' Obsolete Paper Money (#77) leaves off, though to be chronologically precise Friedberg was first on the scene. Beginning with the demand notes of 1861 (for which the Bass I catalog is an excellent companion), Friedberg is the standard guide to United States currency, offering capsule summaries of each series along with comprehensive illustrations and valuations. Signature combinations, the mintmarks of the currency world, are completely listed and will enable even the novice to make rapid identification of “old money” at hand. First published in 1953, the work is now in its 18th edition and recently includes color plates illustrating numerous specimens from the ANA collection. Content has expanded throughout the years, with more current editions adding coverage of colonial, Continental, and Confederate currency.

1^st Edition

FRIEDBERG, Robert. PAPER MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES. A COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE WITH VALUATIONS. LARGE SIZE NOTES, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, SMALL SIZE NOTES, ENCASED POSTAGE STAMPS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF PAPER MONEY, 1861, TO THE PRESENT.
New York: 1953
128pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Green cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

2^nd Edition

New York: 1955
151pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

3^rd Edition

New York: 1959
303pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Blue cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

4^th Edition

New York: 1962
303pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

5^th Edition

New York: 1964
305pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Green cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

6^th Edition

New York: 1968
327pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards, dust jacket

7^th Edition

Iola, WI: 1972
327pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards, dust jacket

8^th Edition

Iola, WI: 1975
327pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards, dust jacket

9^th Edition

Iola, WI: 1975
251pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards, dust jacket

10^th Edition

Fort Lee, NJ: 1981
255pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Navy leatherette, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

11^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 1986
256pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Red cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

12^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 1989
284pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Green leatherette, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

Also known in a Green cloth presentation edition, limited to 65 copies.^[1]

13^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 1992
284pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Green cloth, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

14^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 1995
303pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Black leatherette, lettered in gilt, dust jacket

15^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 1998
336pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards

16^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 2001
340pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards

17^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 2004
332pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards

18^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 2006
340pp, illustrated
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards

19^th Edition

Clifton, NJ: 2010
340pp, illustrated, full color
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards

19^th Edition, Limited

Clifton, NJ: 2010
340pp, illustrated, full color
Quarto
Hardbound: Pictorial boards, dust jacket

Two hundred numbered and signed editions.

References

1. ↑ Kolbe & Fanning Mail Bid Sale #116 June 3, 2010, Lot 168.