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The Medals of Ecuador; San Antonio, Texas: Almanzar's Coins of the World; 1972; 1st edition; Softcover; VG/No DJ; 8vo 55pp.; illus.; B&W; contains Freeman Craig library stamp on the title page; this book is a guide to historic, proclamation, and independence medals issued by the country of Ecuador. Each medal is represented by a photo, obverse and reverse details, shape, metal, dimensions, and value information. While the values are out of date the identification information makes this a good reference of medals from Ecuador.

The Half Dollars of Colombia 1868-1969; San Antonio, Texas: Almanzar's Coins of the World; 1971; 1st edition; Softcover; Autographed; VG/No DJ; 12mo; 27pp.; illus.; B&W; contains Freeman Craig library stamp; cover shows some light edge wear and several pages have hand written ink notations; this monograph deals primarily with the coins called Medio Peso, Cinco Decimos, Cincuenta Centavos and 50 Centavos. Also included is the Santander necessity issue of 1902 and the Lazareto Leper Colony issues of 1901, 1921 and 1928. The author presents the coins according to date and type. He also provides valuations according to grade and rarity according to date and type. Even though the valuations are not current this is an important reference for date types and rarity values.

Spanish Dollars As Adapted for Currency In Our West Indian Colonies / Early Australian Coinage; Salina, Kansas: Olympic Press; 1963; reprint of 1904 BNJ article; Softcover; VG/No DJ; 8vo 28pp.; illus.; B&W; contains Freeman Craig library stamp on title page; cover has pen mark around "West Indies" in title and some fading along the spine; this is a reprint of two articles first published in the British Numismatic Journal. The first article gives an overview of coinage that circulated during the history of colonial West Indies. Many examples of countermarks, punches, and cut coins are discussed. The second article discusses the early issues of the country of Australia covering Ring Dollars and Dumps, Threepenny Silver Tokens, and Gold Pieces.

Spanish Colonial Eight Reales: A Date Listing from 1732-1825; Sausalito, California: Freeman Craig & Company; ; 1st edition; Softcover; Fn/No DJ; 12mo; 14pp.; this monograph gives a detailed listing of milled edge pillar dollars and portrait style colonial eight reales produced at the various South and Central American mints. Freeman Craig used the Ray Johnson collection of 8 reales as the basis for study and expounded upon it through extensive records of other similar collections. He also provides a numbering system for these coins based on a "date collection" and provides corresponding Elizondo and Calibeto numbers for correlation.

La Amonedacion En Plata y Cobre De Las Casas De Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, y Pasco 1822-1857; Lima, Peru: Daniel Diez-Canseco; 1974; 1st edition; Softcover; Autographed; VG+/No DJ; 12mo; 40pp.; illus.; B&W; contains Freeman Craig library stamp; some wear to the corners and some pencil notations inside; also included with this book is an errata sheet; this book is a catalog and guide for the Republic silver coinage of Peru minted in Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, and Pasco during the period 1822 through 1857. The author provides a brief history, a photographic guide of the different patterns per denomination minted, and a list of assayers and assayer marks for each mint.

World Gold Coin Value Guide; New York, NY: Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications; 1980; 1st edition; Softcover; G/No DJ; 8vo; 54pp.; contains Freeman Craig library stamp on the frontispiece; the cover is worn around the edges and spine with some chipping along the back cover edges and dog-eared corners; this book is a comprehensive and exhaustive listing of World gold coinage that could be considered "bullion". Each country is listed along with their respective coin denominations, date range, coin weight in grams, purity, gold weight in grams, and gold weight in troy ounces. Also included is a table that shows what the particular coin would be worth, in terms of bullion value, at different US gold prices from $10 per ounce through to $1000 per ounce. This book is a handy guide for determining the bullion value of the World's gold coinage.

World Silver Coin Value Guide; New York, NY: Sanford J. Durst Numismatic Publications; 1980; 1st edition; Softcover; G+/No DJ; 8vo; 53pp.; contains Freeman Craig library stamp on the frontispiece; the cover is worn around the edges and spine with some chipping along the back cover; this book is a comprehensive and exhaustive listing of World silver coinage that could be considered "bullion". Each country is listed along with their respective coin denominations, date range, coin weight in grams, purity, silver weight in grams, and silver weight in troy ounces. Also included is a table that shows what the particular coin would be worth, in terms of bullion value, at different US silver prices from $1 per ounce through to $100 per ounce. This book is a handy guide for determining the bullion value of the World's silver coinage.

The Coins of Independent Peru, Volume IV: The Pasco and Arequipa Mints; Terrell, Texas: Haja Enterprises; 1996; 1st; Softcover; Autographed; Fn/No DJ; 12mo; 127pp.; illus.; B&W; this work presents the history of the Pasco and Arequipa mints and the coins that were minted there. The author discusses the history of the Pasco mint as represented by three periods: Initial Period (1825-1840), the Opening Period (1841-1845) and the Final Years (1855-1858). The author shows example coinage typical for each period covered. The Arequipa mint history is represented by five periods: early background, political background, the Decree of 1835, and the Final Years. Example coinage for each period is also shown. An extensive bibliography and an Appendix covering additional information on each mint are also included.

The Coins of Independent Peru, Volume V: The Cuzco Mint; Terrell, Texas: Haja Enterprises; 1997; 1st; Softcover; Autographed; Fn/No DJ; 12mo; 122pp.; illus.; B&W; this work presents the history of the Cuzco mint and the coins that were minted there. The author begins with a background on the mint and its early colonial gold and silver coinage. The Republic Period, Confederation Period, and the Closing Period are covered along with examples of coins minted during these periods. He also discusses Astilladas, cut coins, Medio Dinero, and fractional coinage. There is an extensive bibliography and informative group of Appendices.

he Coins of Independent Peru, Volume VI: Decimal Silver Coins, 1858-1935; Terrell, Texas: Haja Enterprises; 2000; 1st; Softcover; Autographed; Fn/No DJ; 8vo; 125pp.; illus.; B&W; this work presents the decimal silver coinage of Peru from the period 1858 through 1935. The author discusses in detail the history of the Sol denomination and its design evolution through six different periods: initial conversion to a decimal system (1864-1868), the Interim Period (1868-1879), War of the Pacific (1879-1887), Recovery (1888-1892), Fall of Silver (1893-1917), and Post War (1917-1935). In each period, the author presents detailed photos of die varieties and types. The coins are then presented in a date/assayer run with information on rarity according to grade. This is a truly important work for those who collect Peruvian decimal silver coinage.

The Money of Puerto Rico; Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co.; 1962; 1st edition; Softcover; Fn/No DJ; 12mo; 83pp.; illus.; B&W; this book is an illustrated history and price list of the coins, tokens and paper money which were once issued for use by the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are sections on counterstamped coins, the coinage of 1895-1896, paper money, and a heavy emphasis on plantation and merchant tokens.

El Duro - Estudio De Los Reales De a Ocho Españoles y De Las Monedas De Igual Valor Labradas En Los Dominipos De La Corona De España; Real Academia de la Historia; Imp. y Fototipia de J. Lacoste. Madrid.; 1914; Hardcover; fo;VG/No DJ; 2 volumes bound in brown leather, 532 pp., 54 photo plates; illus.; B&W; written in Spanish; includes freeman Craig library stamp on the first free-page of each volume; this work is the study and cataloging of the duro, or 8 reales and covers the names, arms and emblems of the Catholic Kings through Amadeo I. Includes over 1,388 examples of Spanish and Imperial 8 reales. It is an absolutely fundamental work on the subject.  

A Collector’s Guide to Nevada Gaming Checks & Chips; Minden, Nevada: Whitman Coin Products Western Publishing Company, Inc.; 1995; 1st; Softcover; Autographed; VG/No DJ; 4to; 288pp.; illus.; B&W; This is an illustrated catalog and retail valuation list of casino gaming checks and chips. “We have somewhat arbitrarily made a distinction between what we consider the ‘generic’ poker chips that have been manufactured since the 1880’s and ‘custom” or ‘private’ chips and checks manufactured for a specific client or gaming establishment and not readily available to the general public.” This guide is essential to any collector of Nevada gaming checks & chips.