NEW BOOK: STANDARD CATALOG OF ECUADORIAN COINS

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V23 2020 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 43, October 25, 2020, Article 5

A new edition of of the Standard Catalog of Ecuadorian Coins by Dale Seppa and Michael J. Anderson is scheduled for release in January. Here's the prepublication announcement. -Editor

By Dale Seppa and Michael J. Anderson. Heavy card covers 4.5” (115 mm) by 8.5” (215 mm), 136 pages. Many items are priced generally based on recent auction results. The book is extensively illustrated with high quality drawings and photos.

Scheduled for official release January 1st, 2021. If books are ready before then they will be shipped as soon as they are available.

The book is divided into over a dozen sections to include: PRE-COLUMBIAN MONEY, COLONIAL COINAGE, WARS OF INDEPENDENCE, REPUBLICAN PROTO-COINAGE, PRE- DECIMAL COINAGE, DECIMAL COINAGE, PRE-DECIMAL GOLD COINAGE, DECIMAL GOLD COINAGE, EARLY PATTERNS & UNUSUAL, DECIMAL PATTERNS & UNUSUAL, SETS, SILVER SPECIAL ISSUES, GOLD SPECIAL ISSUES

The prepublication price for all orders received prior to January 1st of 2021 is US $40.00, postpaid to addresses in the United States. The price for orders received after January 1st is $50.00 postpaid to addresses in the United States. Foreign orders must add $10.00 for postage. Registration for foreign orders is an additional $15.00 if desired. Really I don’t remember a book being lost in the mail.

Order from Dale Seppa, 103 N 6th Ave., Virginia, MN 55792, USA. Personal Checks, Money Orders, Cash (at sender’s risk) or PayPal are accepted. Personal checks will not be deposited until books are ready for shipment. Credit card orders can be processed through PayPal. PayPal orders can be placed by sending the exact amount to daleseppa@gmail.com or by requesting a PayPal invoice from that same email address.

Dale kindly sent me a review copy from the first batch back from the printer, and it looks great. It's sturdy and a convenient size for keeping handy while perusing world coin stocks online or at shows (remember those)?

The photos are black and white but many illustrations are well-executed drawings which seem very useful. I enjoyed the sections on pattern & unusual coinage which are especially useful for recognizing rare items.

The current pricing information is what will draw the interest of active collectors. I haven't collected world coins since my younger days, but handy catalogs like this could have turned me into an active seeker for life. -Editor