A Guide Book of United States Paper Money by Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg (3rd Edition; Whitman Publishing, 2011; 405 pages; $24.95). Here you will find in full color, the complete catalog of US federal issues from 1862 to the present: National Bank Notes, Treasury Notes ("Coin Notes"), Legal Tender Notes, Silver Certificates, Large Size and Small Size notes, Gold Certificates and, of course, Federal Reserve Notes. The notes are organized by denomination, $1 to $100,000 and then by series. In each section, you will find the historical context, collecting tips, and table of values by grade. For those who think in terms of themes, there are battleships and battle scenes, the first aeroplane, farms and factories, steamships and steam locomotives, Columbus, Pilgrims, De Soto, Indians and Buffalos, as well as the political men both famous and forgotten - who was Thomas A. Hendricks? When did the motto "In God We Trust" first appear on U.S. federal issue banknotes?
The answer to "In God We Trust" can be found here; http://www.uspapermoney.info/history/1957.html as well as tons of usefull information.
