SPANISH COLONIAL COIN BOOK PUBLISHED

As noted by Dave Bowers in the September-October 2000 issue of Rare Coin Review (p39), "Spanish Colonial Silver Coins in the Florida Collection" by Alan K. Craig has recently been published by the University Press of Florida.

The publisher provides this description, as found at the Barnes & Noble web site (http://www.bn.com):

"Alan K. Craig describes the minting and transporting of these unique hand-made coins, a difficult process complicated by intrigue and royal regulations. When new gold and silver coins left the Spanish colonial viceroyalties of Peru and Mexico aboard fleets of galleons headed to Spain, a number of ships sank off the coast of Florida.

Counterfeiting was rife at the time, and Craig discusses a variety of mint scandals, especially those perpetrated by the notorious Francisco Gomez da la Rocha. As both an economic history and a numismatic study, this work will be a resource for historians, archaeologists, coin collectors, and general readers interested in maritime treasure."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 39, September 24, 2000, Article 4

SPANISH COLONIAL COIN BOOK PUBLISHED

Wayne Homren, Editor