It won't give all the detail you are looking for, but try and find the book "The Creature from Jekyll Island". It an older book that describes how the original folks who formed the Federal Reserve Banking System stole our monetary system from the country.

It's a good thing you are doing there EB! Teaching a love for old coins is a worthy ambition. My Mamaw got me started on coins when I was a little kid. still do it to this day.