The extended title reads: "With unerring rules for the detection of frauds in the same, together with a history of ancient money, continental currency, banks, banking, Bank of England, and other valuable information as to MONEY, with hints to business success." Third edition.
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to express a misgiving as to how the new post of Commissioner on International Coinage will be filled.
Howell Cobb (1815 - 1865), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1857-1860, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) responding to a statement made by Booth and praising his work with fusible alloys.