From Coins to Credit: Banking Throughout the Ages is a concise history of banks and banking industry from ancient times to the present. James Gallagher, who has made a career of covering financial news for several newspapers, has done a careful job of investigating his subject. Although he presents the facts carefully, Mr. Gallahger has made what could have been a dry book into one that is interesting and enjoyable. By telling amusing anecdotes about historical figures, he make them come alive. Even people who are not particularly attracted to the subject matter will find this book engrossing.

從硬幣到信用卡：古往今來的銀行業是一部簡明扼要的銀行和銀行業從古至今的歷史。 詹姆斯·加拉格 (James Gallagher) 的職業生涯是為多家報紙報導財經新聞，他對他的主題進行了仔細的調查。 儘管他仔細地陳述了事實，加拉格先生還是把一本本可以是枯燥無味的書變成了一本有趣和令人愉快的書。 通過講述有關歷史人物的有趣軼事，他使他們變得生動起來。 即使是對主題沒有特別吸引力的人也會發現這本書引人入勝。