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V26 2023 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 41, October 8, 2023, Article 3

Alan Workman has a numismatic literature sale closing November 11-12, 2023. Here's the announcement and some selected lots. -Editor

Workman's Books is conducting its Sixth sale, "Sale 6 - Selections from A Latin American Numismatic Library and other Consignments.". Accompanying the Latin American Numismatic Library is a sizeable consignment of books, catalogs, magazines, journals, and dealer fixed price lists on numismatics, orders & decorations, militaria, shipwrecks, sunken treasure, lost treasure, treasure hunting, lost mines, and treasure in the American West.

Lot 1: Adams, Edgar H. (Ed.). THE JULIUS GUTTAG COLLECTION OF LATIN AMERICAN COINS. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence. 1974. 8vo. 527 pages. Original green cloth, lettered in silver, jacket. b&w coin photos throughout. Jacket edges worn and chipped, Very Good. Book Fine. This book is a catalog of the Julius Guttag Collection of Latin American coins. The collection comprises the coinage of Mexico, Central America, South America and the West Indies. Many colonial cob, pillar and portrait issues as well as Republic issues are included. The countries are listed alphabetically and the coins are presented in chronological order by date and then by variety. A Review and Comments section at the end attempts to correct typos and identify dubious or impossible specimens presented in the original edition. Lot weight: 2 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 5: Alfaro Asins, Carmen (Ed.). DINERO EXOTICO. UNA NUEVA COLECCION DEL MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL. Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid. 2001. 4to. 95 pages. Original pictorial card covers. color coin, historic prints, antiquities and historic photos throughout. Fine. This well-illustrated book is a catalog of a new collection of strange and curious monies acquired by the Museo Arqueologico Nacional in Madrid. Lot weight: 1 lbs 0oz. Subject(s): World Currency.

Lot 20: Barriga-Villalba, A.M. HISTORIA DE LA CASA DE MONEDA. TOMAS STOHR'S PERSONAL COPY. Banco de la Republica Archivo de la Economia Nacional, Bogota. 1969. 8vo. 370, (2); 329, (3); 572, (2) pages. Matching original pictorial card covers. Three Volumes, complete. Inscribed to author Tomas Stohr by the author in Volume I. Volumes II & III signed by author. Tables. Fold-out chart. b&w historical, document, print and coin photos throughout. spines sun-faded, worn. Spanish text. Very Good. This book is the premier reference on the archival information of the Colombian mints. Volume I primarily covers the cob coinage, Volume II primarily covers the milled colonial coinage, and Volume III primarily covers the milled Republic and later coinage. Each volume contains numerous example coin photos and photos of early archival documentation. Lot weight: 4 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): Colombian Coinage.

Lot 32: Bowers, Q. David. A CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH HISTORY. FEATURING THE TREASURE FROM THE S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA. California Gold Marketing Group, Newport Beach. 2002. fo. 1055, (1) pages. Original black leatherette, gilt, color print central device. Signed by the author; Columbus-America Discovery Group Founder, Tommy Thompson; Chief Scientific Researcher, Bob Evans; and California Gold Marketing Group, Dwight Manley. 73 color gold ingot plates. b&w and color historic, engraving, map, document and coin photos throughout. Fine. This comprehensive book covers just about every topic related to the California gold rush of 1849, including the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill, migrations to California, mining operations, mints and coins, and the transport of gold from the west coast of America to the east coast. The book also includes the story of the sinking of the 'SS Central America' in 1857 and the subsequent salvage in the1990s by the Columbus-America Discovery Group. Many of the gold bars and coins salvaged from the wreck are illustrated and described. Rare Tommy Thompson signature. Lot weight: 11 lbs 4oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure, United States History.

Lot 36: Breton, P.N. POPULAR ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CANADIAN COINS, MEDALS, &. &./GUIDE POPULAIRE ILLUSTRE DES MONNAIES ET MEDAILLES CANADIENNES, ETC. ETC. P.N. Breton, Montreal. 1912. 8vo. 195, (1) pages. Later green cloth, gilt, original card covers bound in. Text line illustrations and portraits. Fine. This book is a general book on Canadian numismatics and presents text line illustrations and an approximate commercial value of each coin and medal. It includes many pages of coin and medal illustrations and an annexed table at the end giving the prices paid by Breton. Lot weight: 1 lbs 7oz. Subject(s): Canadian Coinage, Medals.

Lot 47: Burzio, Humberto F. DICCIONARIO DE LA MONEDA HISPANOAMERICANA. Fondo Historico Y Bibliografico, Santiago. 1956-1958. 4to. xix, (1), 327, (3); 453, (5); (6) pages. Original matching tan printed card covers. Three volumes complete: Volumes I (A a LL), II (M a Z), & Laminas. 116 b&w coin plates. Very Good. A very useful work and a true inventory of the state of Spanish-American numismatics at the time of its printing. It is an exhaustive study of the Spanish-American coinage conveniently arranged in alphabetical order by entries. Lot weight: 6 lbs 7oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 51: Calico, Ferran & Xavier Calico & Joaquin Trigo. MONEDAS ESPANOLAS DESDE FELIPE III A ISABEL II 1598-1868. Gabinete Numismatico Calico, Barcelona. 1981. 4to. 438, (2) pages. Original maroon leatherette, photo plate device, gilt. Fourth Edition. b&w coin photos throughout. Spanish text. Fine. This book is a comprehensive illustrated catalog and price guide to the gold, silver, and copper coinage of the various monarchs and mints in Spain and Spanish America from 1598 to 1868. Lot weight: 3 lbs 3oz. Subject(s): Spanish, Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 59: Carlota de Pardo, Mercedes. MONEDAS VENEZOLANAS. Banco Central de Venezuela, Caracas. 1973. 8vo. 290, (2); 488, (22) pages. Original printed card covers. Two volumes: Coleccion Historico-Economica Venezolana: Volumen VI & VII. Second Edition. 135 b&w and color coin plates. b&w coin and currency photos throughout appendices. 28 charts. 269 transcribed documents. errata sheet laid in. Spanish text. Fine. This book presents the history of the Venezuelan currency from 1802 to 1986. The first volume is a thorough study of the coin, with abundant plates, and the second volume is a compilation of laws, decrees and provisions on Venezuelan coins. Lot weight: 3 lbs 8oz. Subject(s): Venezuelan Coinage, Paper Money.