Alan Ackroyd

Collectable Paper Money Guidebook with Collecting Tips: How to Collect World Bank Notes and Bank Checks (Collecting Banknotes & Cheques) Alan Ackroyd

Publisher Marketing: This excellent guidebook takes us on an amazing journey of discovery into one of the world's most exciting collecting fields. It reveals how accessible this hobby is to collectors of all budgets. It explores some of the popular collecting themes and reveals many ways to maximize your enjoyment and avoid pitfalls. This book will give you the winner's edge as it shares hundreds of insider tips that can save you - and make you - a small fortune. It reveals where you can obtain banknotes at face vale that are worth much more. It draws our attention to over 40 different faults that you need to look out for when acquiring collectable paper money. It explains grading clearly and how a difference in condition can mean a big differences in value! It explores the sensational growth in value of many collectable banknotes and bank checks in recent years. For example, one American note recently sold for $3,290,000! Collectable paper money can be an incredible investment when you know what to look for - and this book reveals much on this, and how to look for banknotes costing under a dollar that can quickly grow massively in value within a short time. It provides tips on how to optimise the value of your collection as a whole and how to protect it from the various hazards that all collectors should be aware of. A collection of paper money is a powerful conversation piece which arouses intrigue, fascination and awe. It's an exotic historical record and a collection of the world's finest pieces of graphic design. It can also be an astounding investment or a treasured family heirloom that conveys the spirit of its developer. Everyone who is interested in paper money should have this pivotal guidebook within easy reach! CONTENTS: 0 Introduction 1 Collecting Styles Unlimited 2 The C-factor 3 Banknotes of Special Interest 4 Catalog Values 5 How Condition Affects Value 6 Getting to Grips with Grading 7 Don't be Cheated! 8 Storing and Displaying 9 Money-saving Opportunities 10 Investing in Paper Money 11 Identifying the Country of Origin 12 Know Your World Currencies 13 Cheque Collecting Basics 14 Paper Money Terminology Contributor Bio:  Ackroyd, Alan Alan Ackroyd is a pioneer in the self-help field. After establishing the Success Secrets Society in the 1990s, developing self improvement techniques and popular courses on self development and personal fulfillment, he has been active on both sides of the Atlantic. He founded the Fullerton Fulfillment Foundation to develop and research self-help and personal fulfillment techniques. In addition to authoring books, Alan writes for magazines, newspapers and web sites in the fields of self-help psychology, recreation and politics.