A Glimpse At 300 Years Before Greenspan

Major auction of Early American Coin and Currency gives a glimpse at history 300 years ago. Sale to take place in NYC on May 11th and 12th.

(PRWEB) May 4, 2004 -- What was the economy like before there were capital markets? What did people use for money before there was a federal government? What instruments were used to create capital?

Answers to these questions and others can be found in a new, fully illustrated and documented catalog just published by Stack's of New York in connection with its May 11th, 2004 auction of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection of Early American Currency.

The contents of the catalog range from the first currency ever printed, the notes of Massachusetts issued in 1690, to monetary instruments printed by press freedom hero Peter Zenger and founding father Benjamin Franklin. The sale will also feature fiscal instruments, currency notes, and loan and investment vehicles from the earliest days of American financial history. The text, sure to be the definitive economic work on this era, is filled with illustrations covering the financial history of colonial America. The history demonstrates how markets self-regulated and how enterprising merchants adapted to changing times and created new ways of doing business on the national and overseas markets.

Copies of the 444 page catalog are available now directly from Stack's. The full catalog can also be viewed on Stack's website at www.stacks.com. The currency will be available for viewing at their offices at 123 West 57th Street. Direct inquiries to Lawrence R. Stack 212-582-2580.

Contact Information:
Lawrence R. Stack
Stack's
123 West 57th Street
NY, NY 10019

212-582-2580
www.stacks.com