NEW BOOK: ECUADORIAN COINS - AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST

Ecuadorian coins – An Annotated Checklist serves collectors throughout the full spectrum. There is plenty of information for an expert or a long-time collector, enough mid-range material to get someone seriously interested in the country’s coinage and yet simple enough listings that a beginner would feel much more comfortable within it than in the Standard Catalog of World Coins. A beginner would need three volumes of the SCWC to cover the range of material displayed, even though only about 240 coins are listed, not counting the Galapagos, NCLT, NLT and special issues.

An advanced collector would feel challenged by the depth of the abbreviations and the titles and resources that lead one towards further study. An intermediate collector would find an easy way to track prices, grades and sources for coins offered or needed by said individual. The checklist might lead one towards acquiring a set based on KM numbers, denominations, and metallic content or even perhaps towards attempting a complete collection of known coins. The challenges of a complete set are strenuous; the number of such coins exceeds those in a World coin set of my birth year. Even a straightforward collection of one of each variety of silver coins of Ecuador is a substantial goal.

Finding a source for all of these pieces is no easy task. The listings offer some auction sale citations – but I do wish there had been Lot numbers included with the data provided. A major benefit of a well-used checklist like this could become, is that it is far more realistic in pricing and rarity than other resources available. While not a substitute for 30+ years of numismatic experience in World coins, this checklist allows one to become adept at evaluating prices and conditions available for this country’s coins and have one’s data be real-time.

Many people’s work seems to have gone into this checklist with a goal to advance research of Ecuadorian numismatics as well as Ecuadorian history. The Galapagos coins were an unexpected treat as well as a number of odd ball pre-decimal and decimal coins not listed anywhere else. Seppa combines his research with that of others to create a preeminent work covering a country he seems to love.

Overall, this is a worthy contribution to the world of coins of a small country with a 200 year history. I expect that it will lead its purchaser on a pursuit over a good many years and to many wonderful books on the subject.

ECUADORIAN COINS - An Annotated Checklist

Just released, illustrated with 124 pages including pricing information. The latest and most comprehensive listing available. Includes: pre-Colombian money, colonial coinage, coinage of the wars of independence, republican proto-coinage, pre-decimal coinage, decimal coinage, early pattern and unusual coinage, decimal patterns and unusual coinage, sets, NCLT and NLT coinage, tokens, scrip and NLT of the Galapagos and a special section on certified coins. The price is only $20.00 postpaid in the United States. Foreign orders add US$10.00 for postage.

The size of the checklist is 4 1/2 inches (115 mm.) by 8 1/2 inches (215 mm.) so that it can be conveniently carried in your back pocket or the inside pocket of a sport coat.

There is ample room for each entry to record prices and sale occurrences. The only way to know the proper price for any given coin is by recording prices of items as they are sold.

Throughout the book actual prices realized are shown to give you a head-start with your pricing records.

QUANTITY ORDERS
5 Copies $80
10 Copies $150
20 Copies $240

All U.S. Orders are postpaid and include tracking. Foreign quantity orders add $20 per order. If registry is desired add an additional $15.

Order with personal check, money order or cash (at your own risk) from: Dale Seppa, 103 N 6th Avenue, Virginia, MN 55792.

PayPal or Credit card orders can be sent through PayPal by sending the correct amount to: daleseppa@gmail.com.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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