A Special Private Library of Latin American Numismatics, Pirates and Sunken Treasure
| Welcome to my offering of Latin American numismatic, pirate, shipwrecks and sunken treasure literature from the library of a private collector. The selections offered here are the results of over twenty years of collecting. When asked about getting started collecting coins and reference books, the collector had the following to say... "Escaping from the 70-point Sheldon scale of coin grading, I found comfort in the simplicity of collecting cobs and milled dollars. Over their heydays of hundreds of years, the Spanish Dollars had fueled world-wide trade, and participated in many exciting trade wars as well as being the heart's desire of pirates. Following Dave Bower's admonishment to buy the book before the coin, I attempted to acquire most major English and Spanish language books on the Spanish Dollars, particularly those of Spanish America. I also starting acquiring books about the salvage of shipwrecked coins as well as the Golden Age of Piracy...." I am excited to be able to offer such a wide spectrum of wonderful reference works. I hope that you find something you are looking for. If not, please do not hesitate to send me your want list. Please refer to the page legend below for a layout of the item description and symbols. |
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| Item number | Cover Scan or (P)hoto (N)ot (A)vailable | title; city of publisher, state of publisher; publishing company; date published/edition information; soft or hard cover; size of book; condition of book/condition of dust jacket (see Orders page for abbreviations); number of pages (pp); illustrated.; (B)lack&(W)hite/(C)olor; list any dust jacket or book flaws; description of contents. | price |
Latin American Numismatic Books
Adams, Edgar H.
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NBA07-0408001 |
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Catalogue of the Collection of Julius
Guttag; New York, NY: Julius Guttag; 1929; 1st edition; Hardcover;
VG/No DJ; 8vo; 514pp.; illus.; B&W; includes numerous photos; first free endpaper
separated but included, has bookplate of original owner, excellent condition; this
book is a catalog of the Julius Guttag Collection of Latin American coins. The collection
comprises the coinage of Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies.
Many colonial cob, pillar and portrait issues as well as Republic issues are included.
The countries are listed alphabetically and the coins are presented in chronological
order by date and then by variety. This is a monumental work and an excellent reference
for any Spanish Colonial or Latin American coin collector.
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$75.00 |
Bischoff, William L.
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NBB11-0408001 |
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The Coinage of El Perú;
New York: American Numismatic Society; 1989; Hardcover;
8vo; Fn/No DJ; 250 pp.; illus; B&W; slight corner wear; An anthology of 14 papers
dealing with coinage from the 16th century to the present.
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$35.00 |
Calbeto, Gabriel
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NBC11-0408001 |
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Compendio de las Piezas de Ocho Reales
Volumes 1&2; San Juan, PR: Ediciones Juan Ponce de Leon; 1970;
1st edition; Hardcover; VG/No DJ; 4to; 356pp.; illus.; B&W; includes numerous
photos; Spanish and English text; limited edition #40 of 1500; this book is the
classic reference on Spanish and Spanish Colonial and Republic 8 reales. Each coin
is grouped by country and mint and then listed by year with a photo of the obverse
and reverse of the coin, any over date or type or variation, the assayer and notes.
The notes include either auction sale information or private collection information
in regards to provenance. This work is a rare, true classic that should be in the
reference library of every collector of 8 reales.
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$300.00 |
Calico, F and X. Calico and J. Trigo
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NBC01-0408001 |
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Monedas Españolas Desde Juana
y Carlos a Isabel II : años 1504 a 1868; Barcelona: Gabinete Numismático
Calicó; 1985 6th edition; Hardcover; 4to; VG/No DJ; 544 pp.; illus; B&W;
Catalogs the gold, silver,
and copper coinage of the various monarchs and mints in Spain and the New World
from 1504 to 1868.
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$50.00 |
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NBC01-0408002 |
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Numismatica Española Desde Fernando
E Isabel A Juan Carlos I Años 1474 a 1988;
Barcelona: Gabinete
Numismático Calicó; 1988 7th Edition; Hardcover; lg 4to; Fn/VG+ DJ; 703pp; illus;
B&W; Catalogs the gold, silver, and copper coinage of the various monarchs and
mints in Spain and the New World from 1474 to 1988.
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$100.00 |
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NBC01-0408003 |
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Numismatica Española Desde Fernando
E Isabel A Juan Carlos I Años 1474 a 1998;
Barcelona: Gabinete
Numismático Calicó; 1988 9th Edition; Hardcover; lg 4to; Fn/VG+ DJ; 703pp; illus;
B&W; Catalogs the gold, silver, and copper coinage of the various monarchs and
mints in Spain and the New World from 1474 to 1988.
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$100.00 |
Calico, Ferran and Xavier
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NBC01-0408004 |
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The <<ONZA>> Main Book:
(The Gold Doubloon of Eight) Spain, Provinces and Independent Republics of America.
Counterstamps and Counterfeits 1611-1873;
Barcelona: Gabinete Numismático Calicó; 1986; Hardcover; lg 4to;
VG/G+ DJ; 222pp; illus; B&W; dust jacket worn along top and bottom edge of spine
and corners, some shelf wear on edges; Catalogs the gold coinage of the various
monarchs and mints in Spain and the New World from 1611 in the Colonial period to
1873.
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$90.00 |
Cayon, Juan R. and Carlos Castan
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NBC13-0408001 |
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Las Monedas Españolas, Desde
los Reyes Católicos al Estado Español; Madrid: C. Castán : J.R. Cayón,
1973; Hardcover; 8vo; VG/No DJ; 534 pp.; illus; B&W;
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$50.00 |
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NBC13-0408002 |
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Las Monedas
Españolas Desde los Reyes Visigodos, año 406, a
Juan Carlos I; Madrid: C.
Castán : J.R. Cayón, 1983; Hardcover; 8vo; VG/No DJ; 930 pp.; illus; B&W;
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$100.00 |
Charmot, Eduardo Dargent
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NBC14-0408001 |
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La Moneda Peruana en el Siglo
XVII; Lima: Universidad de Lima; 1988; Softcover; 4to; VG/No DJ;
Academic study on the mess at the Potosi mint in the 1650's.
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$65.00 |
Craig, Alan K.
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NBC15-0408001 |
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Spanish Colonial Silver Coins
in the Florida Collection;
Gainesville, FL:
Florida University Press; 2000; Hardcover; Autographed; lg 8vo; VG+/VG+ DJ; 217pp;
illus; B&W; includes maps, illustrations, and photos; An introduction to the
salvage program and the silver coin collection as a whole with special emphasis
on the mints of Lima, Potosí, Mexico, Cartagena, Santa Fé de Bogotá, and Guatemala
and the unique characteristics of each mint's coinage and production techniques.
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$60.00 |
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NBC15-0408002 |
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Spanish Colonial Gold Coins in
the Florida Collection; Gainesville,
FL: Florida University
Press; 2000; Hardcover; Autographed;
lg 8vo; VG+/VG+ DJ; 94pp; illus; B&W/C; includes map, illustrations, photos,
and color plates; An introduction to the salvage program and the gold coin collection
as a whole with special emphasis on the mints of Lima, Cuzco, Mexico, and Santa
Fé de Bogotá and the unique characteristics of each mint's coinage and production
techniques. Updated with over 100 new coins from the previous edition.
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$60.00 |
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NBC15-0408003 |
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Gold Coins of the 1715 Spanish Plate
Fleet: A Numismatic Study of the State of Florida Collection; Tallahassee,
FL: Florida Bureau
of Archaeological Research; 1988; Hardcover; Autographed; lg 8vo; VG+/VG+ DJ; 83pp;
illus; B&W/C; includes map, illustrations, and color plates; An introduction
to the salvage program and the gold coin collection as a whole with special emphasis
on the mints of Lima, Cuzco, Mexico, and Santa Fé de Bogotá and the unique characteristics
of each mint's coinage and production techniques.
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$100.00 |
Elizondo, Jr., Carlos A.
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NBE01-0408001 |
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Eight Reales and
Pesos of the New World; San Antonio, Texas: Roy’s Coin Center, Inc.;
1968 1st edition; Hardcover; 8vo; VG/No DJ; 141 pp.; illus.; B&W; book contains
the bookplate of Carling Gresham and has some price sticker on the cover; in this
book, the author has attempted to accumulate all of the information available of
the known types and varieties of Latin American Colonial and Republic bust 8 reales
and their values. The topics discussed in this book include: regular issues, emergency
issues and counterstamps.
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$50.00 |
Fernandez, Luis Alfonso
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NBF05-0408001 |
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La Real Casa de la Moneda (Potosí); La Paz : Editorial Los Amigos del
Libro; 1979 1st edition; Softcover; 8vo; VG/No DJ; 133 pp.; illus; B&W;
guidebook to the Potosi,
Bolivia mint with pictures of the coinage machines still there.
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$25.00 |
Gilboy, Frank F.
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NBG06-0408001 |
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The Milled Columnarios
of Central and South America: Spanish American Pillar Coinage, 1732 to 1772;
Regina : Prairie Wind Pub., ; 1999 1st edition; Hardcover; 4to; VG/VG DJ; 293 pp.;
illus; B&W; THE BOOK on pillar dollars, with incredible detail on design features
and changes, development history, and background.
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$175.00 |
Grunthal, Henry and Ernesto Sellschopp
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NBG02-0408001 |
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The
Coinage of Peru ; Frankfurt, Germany: Numismatischer Verlag
P.N. Schulten; 1978; Hardcover; Fn/No DJ; 8vo; illus; B&W; presented in both
English and German; this book includes a short survey of the historical development
of Peruvian coinage that is very informative. This book contains the coinage with
many illustrations of the Royal Coinage-Lima Mint, Cuzco Mint, La Plata Mint, and
Potosí Mint and Republican Coinage-Lima Mint, Cuzco Mint, Arequipa Mint, Pasco Mint
and Ayacucho Mint. This is a very important publication for those collecting Peruvian
coinage through the 1900’s.
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$75.00 |
Herrera, Adolfo
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NBH06-0408001 |
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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 rebound into one,
532 pp., 54 photo plates; illus.; B&W; written in Spanish; 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.
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$350.00 |
Krause, Chester L. et al
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NBK01-0408001 |
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Spain, Portugal and the New World;
Iola, WI: Krause Publications; 2002 1st edition; Softcover;
4to; Fn/No DJ; 645 pp.; illus; B&W;
covering all Spanish and Spanish colonial issues, plus Republican issues to present
from former Spanish colonies (in addition to the Portuguese material), including
countermarks and counterstamps, with listings of every date in every denomination
and values for up to 7 grades, and of course many photos.
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$30.00 |
Nesmith, Robert I.
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NBN01-0408001 |
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The Coinage of the First Mint
of the Americas at Mexico City 1536-1572; Lawrence
, MA:
Quarterman Publications
; 1977 reprint of
ANS 1955 original; Hardcover; 8vo; VG/VG DJ; 169 pp.; illus; B&W; This book
is from an article originally written for the Coin Collectors Journal on
the coinage of the period 1536 to 1572.
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$50.00 |
Pradeau, Alberto Francisco
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NBP01-0408002 |
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Numismatic History of Mexico;
New York: Sanford J Durst; limited printing #873 of
1000; 1978; Hardcover; sm 4to; VG+/No DJ; 147 pp.; illus; B&W; some slight shelf
wear on edges, lower corners bumped; text written in Spanish; Catalogs the silver
and gold coinage of the various monarchs and mints in Mexico from the native period
to the Colonial period to 1823.
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$65.00 |
Prescott, William H.
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NBP11-0408001 |
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History of the Conquest
of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru; New York: Modern Library; 1979; Hardcover; 12mo; VG/VG
DJ; 1288 pp.; Contains the complete text of the histories of Mexico, Peru, Ferdinand
and Isabella, and Charles V and the Miscellanies.
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$30.00 |
Restrepo, Jorge Emilio and Joseph R. Lasser
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NBR01-0408001 |
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Macuquinas de Colombia: The Cobs of
Colombia, South America;
Medellín: Restrepo & Lasser; 1998; Softcover; 8vo; VG+ no
DJ; 110pp; illus; B&W; some slight shelf wear; Catalogs the silver and gold
cob coinage of Colonial Colombia.
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$75.00 |
