A New World of Gold and Silver
A New World of Gold and Silver

Author: John J. TePaske

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9004190562

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Colonial Latin America was famed for the precious metals plundered by the conquistadores and the gold and silver extracted from its mines. Historians and economists have attempted to determine the amount of bullion produced and its impact on the colonies themselves and the emerging early-modern world economy. Using official tax and mintage records, this book provides decade-by-decade and often annual data on the amount of gold and silver officially refined and coined in the treasury and mint districts of Spanish and Portuguese America. It also places American bullion output within the context of global production and addresses the issue of contraband production and bullion smuggling. The book is thus an invaluable source for evaluating the rise of the early-modern economy.

The Coins of the Central American Federation
The Coins of the Central American Federation

Author: Jose A. Mejia

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-17

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780615570181

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"The Central American Federation produced some of the most sought after gold and silver coins in Latin American history. This is the story of why these coins were produced and a brief history of the turbulent era when they were minted'--Back cover.

Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins
Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins

Author: Sewall Hamm Menzel

Publisher: Amer Numismatic Society

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780897222846

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In this comprehensive and fully referenced study, Sewall Menzel brings together the critical details and information needed to understand the ten early Spanish mints of Mexico, Santo Domingo, Peru, Potosi, Panama, Santa Fe del Nuevo Reino (Bogota), Cartagena, Cuzco, Guatemala, and Cuba, and their respective coinages. Through the use of almost 3,000 photos and diagrams, the coins are identified by mint, reigning monarch, denomination, mint assayer, and type. Whether one is a coin collector, dealer, treasure hunter, or scholar, Cobs, Pieces of Eight and Treasure Coins provides an unparalleled wealth of useful historical and numismatic information.