Rusticucci, The Counterfeiting of Money

Luigi Rusticucci, The Counterfeiting of Money, with a preface by HE Luigi Luzzatti, Giuseppe Cesari Publishing House, Ascoli Piceno 1924, pp. IX, 233, 10 plates, including a splendid fold-out colored lithographic plate, 25x20 cm, reproducing an example of engraving and printing of security paper carried out at the A. Staderini Factory (Rome), 20 cm, softcover edition.

Index: Counterfeiters; How they are organized and how they operate; The various systems in use for counterfeiting; The prices of counterfeit paper; Counterfeiting of banknotes and securities; Zincographic and lithographic reproductions - Series - Signatures - Control stamps - Paper - Inks - Satin finishing - Colors - Varnishing of banknotes; Paper and watermarks; How watermarks are obtained; The watermarks of the banknotes of our Issuing Institutes; False watermarks; Expedients against counterfeiting; For a better banknote; The counterfeit banknotes in circulation in Italy; Recognizing counterfeits; Counterfeiting of Public Credit coupons; Treasury bonds and Consolidated coupons; The manufacture of paper money and government securities; War coins; Exceptional war coins; The war coin; Infection in paper money - Millions of microbes in 1 and 2 lire Treasury Bonds; Our Cash Bonds; The replacement of Cash Bonds with nickel coins; Fascist gold coins; The new 10 lire State note; The latest types of 1000-500-100-50 and 25 banknotes of the Bank of Italy - Banco di Napoli and Banco di Sicilia; Metal coins; The manufacturing of coins in the State Mint; The last Papal Mint; The Italian Mint; In the Mint; Processing in the Mint; The minting of coins; Balance wheels; Working of land; The invention of dies and presses; Dies and pantographs; False dies - Contrefire - Electroengraving; The Fert, the Stars and the knots; Metal alloys; Metal alloys used in the State Mint; Metal alloys used by forgers; Alloys for nickel: copper and bronze; Casting; Forgeries using the casting method; The manufacturing of moulds; Molds obtained with made-stents - sulfur - stearin - gutta-percha and metal; Metal molds; The galvano-plastic process; Operation and formulas; Gold plating, silver plating and copper plating; Ancient counterfeit coins; Appraisals and analyses of counterfeit coins; Origin of money; A look at the origin of metal and paper coins and the first banks in Italy; The first banks; The banks of issue; The penalties; Ancient penalties and modern penalties imposed on counterfeiters; Stamp forgers; Stamp forgers; A stamp forger.

Light browning, otherwise in excellent condition. Very rare.