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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 15, April 8, 2001, Article 5 COBS OF COLUMBIA AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH William L. Bischoff reports: "The authoritative volume published in 1998 by J.E. Restrepo and J.R. Lasser, Macuquinas de Colombia, is now available in a thoroughly reworked, hardcover English version: The Cob Coinage of Colombia, 1622-1756. The English edition features a more practical numbering scheme, new types and varieties, enhanced graphic aids, and two essays by Joe Lasser on the historical background of production at both the Bogota and Cartagena mints. The catalogue lists the coins (1) in traditional chronological order by monarchs and (2) by denominations, with specimens of types for each assayer and mint. With more than 465 coin photos and diagrams, the authors "have done a splendid job of bringing together as much as we are ever likely to know about the coinage of two of the most enigmatic mints of colonial Latin America....Fully recommended." (R.G. Doty) At $50 for U.S. customers, including postage and handling ($55 for Priority Mail outside North America) this is a major value compared to the original paperback edition in Spanish, which retailed for $35 before P &H. To order directly from the publisher, send check or money order ($50) made out to William L. Bischoff at: PERTINAX PRESS; 20 East 35th Street 10H; New York, NY 10016. Or email me at wbischoff@nyc.rr.com for an attachment with more details and an ordering coupon. P.S. Orders with payment received by April 14 will be sent out immediately. Subsequent orders will be processed as soon as I return to the U.S. on May 4."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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