Pieces of Eight by Edwin Vieira, Jr. Sheridan Books * 2002 * 1,666 pages (two vols.) * $49.95

Take out your wallet and examine the rectangular pieces of greenish paper in it. You'll probably first think "money," then "dollars." Looking closely, you see the words "Federal Reserve Note" and "legal tender." You have perfect confidence that you can exchange the pieces of paper for valuable goods and services. Whether those paper bills have any constitutional validity certainly does not cross your mind. The government prints the stuff, so it must be legit, right?

If, however, you have read Edwin Vicira's monumental work on our monetary system, you would look quite differently on the money in ...

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