Spanish Colonial Silver Coins in the Florida Collection,9780813017488

Spanish Colonial Silver Coins in the Florida Collection

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ISBN13: 9780813017488
ISBN10: 0813017483
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-07-01
Publisher(s): Univ Pr of Florida
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Summary

The State of Florida owns a vast collection, nearly 23,000 specimens, of Spanish treasure coins salvaged from shipwrecks in Florida waters. It is the largest of its kind in existence.

Author Biography

Alan K. Craig is professor emeritus of geography and geology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
vii
List of Illustrations
ix
List of Figures
xi
List of Tables
xiii
Foreword xv
James J. Miller
Preface xxiii
PART I: SPANISH COLONIAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Introduction and Historical Background
3(9)
Organization of the Spanish Colonial Mints
12(10)
Mint Scandals
22(17)
From Mountain to Monarch
39(9)
Finding Your Way around Cobs
48(17)
PART II: THE FLORIDA COLLECTION
Composition of the Florida Collection
65(12)
Mexican Silver Coins
77(32)
Potosi and Its Coins
109(43)
Coins From Lima, Cartagena, Santa Fe de Bogota, and Guatemala
152(17)
Numismatic Significance of the Florida Collection
169(2)
Appendix A. List of Equivalencies 171(2)
Appendix B. A Virtual Visit to the Potosi Mint in 1700 173(9)
Appendix C. Illustrated Coins 182(13)
Notes 195(10)
References 205(8)
Index 213

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