I cannot imagine being a collector - buyer/seller - without the benefit of this Price Guide. An absolute MUST!

This guide is a must for any bank collector. It covers Ertl, First Gear, Spec Cast (aka Liberty), JLE Scale Models and a few others.

It is very informative with stock numbers, correct colors, # of banks issued, year of issue and approximate US & Canadian values.

Do not buy or sell another bank without checking this guide out first!

You may be sorry.

This book is updated to the latest development in financial market, institutions and structure.

It concisely presented the money and capital markets with a touch of history and functionality.

I particularly like the balanced view of the authors in their presentations. It successfully illustrates the functional as well as risk consideration of the markets and institutions.

This book should serve well for student studying in domestic financial market and also as a bridging link to international financial system.

The title is almost a misnomer - much of the book is concerned with the past and present of US banking law - but the book itself is powerful. Mr. Pierce traces the evolution of commercial banking law at the Federal level from the founding of the first Bank of the United States to the present day, and the changing nature of the banking industry with an eye towards proving the thesis that current law, still based largely around New Deal thinking, is both out of sync with the state of the industry and inefficient. Pierce argues consistently for allowing market forces to play a greater role in shaping the industry and for regulating types of financial activity rather than types of institutions. The writing is consistently clear enough for the layman to follow without being simplistic, and the author argues his case eloquently.