The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 51, December 16, 2007, Article 4

BOOK REVIEW: A NATION OF COUNTERFEITERS BY STEPHEN MIHM

John and Nancy Wilson write: "At the Fall, 2007 Whitman Coin
Expo in Atlanta, Assistant Professor of History at the University
of Georgia Stephen Mihm, gave a  program based on his new book,
'A Nation of Counterfeiters - Capitalists, Con Men, and the
Making of the United States'.  It was a fascinating presentation.
We have many counterfeit obsolete bank notes in our collection
and learning about whom made them and why is very difficult.
Very little has been written about early counterfeiting of
bank notes.

"This great reference answers from A to Z everything you want
to know about counterfeiters from the revolutionary war followed
by the obsolete bank note era; and right up until, and including
the old large sized notes that circulated in our country from
1861 to 1928.  This well illustrated, hard bound 455 page
reference is jam packed with interesting stories, historical
facts and figures and numerous other things  about counterfeit
bank notes and there production.  The stories of many of the
counterfeiters will have you laughing and shaking your head.
The 48 pages of Notes to the Pages & Sources, along with the
Index are very useful to the researcher, collector, dealer as
well as the economic historian.

"It was a very enjoyable read by a gifted author.  We recommend
it to not only numismatists but non collectors as well.  It
lists for $29.95 retail; the publisher is Harvard University
Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

More information on the book can be found at:
Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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