This popular guide book, now in its eighth edition and illustrated with hundreds of full-color images, tells the story of paper money in the United Suites from the 1800s to today. Whether you actively collect U.S. currency, or you simply have a few old notes you want to look up, you will find a wealth of valuable information inside. Illustrations of large-size, small-size, and Fractional Currency notes, Listings of every series, arranged by Friedberg number, Market prices in up to seven collectible grades, Historical background on each series and denomination, from $1 to $10,000, Collector information: grading, supply and demand, how to specialize, housing your collection, detecting counterfeits, A glossary of collector terms, World War II issues, uncut sheets, error notes, and much more, Other Whitman Publishing books on paper money include The 100 Greatest American Currency Notes, A Guide Book of Southern States Currency, A Guide Book of United States Paper Money, Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S. Paper Money, A Guide Book of Counterfeit Confederate Currency, Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, and the Collectors Guide to Modern Federal Reserve Notes. Book jacket.