Description: This handbook was prepared as an introduction to the fascinating field of "Shipwreck Numismatics" -- the study of shipwrecks and their coins which they yield to divers today...and those times gone by. Opening with a nutshell accounting of the loss of these Spanish ships and fleets, the handbook continues with an overview of the coin types which have been, and expected to be, recovered from these ancient hulks. Profusely illustrated with coin "diagrams" and black and white photos of actual recovered pieces, this primer takes you step-by-step through the understanding of the "hieroglyphics" found minted into the two sides of the Spanish pieces-of-eight, (Reales,) escudos (Doubloons,) and their smaller sub-denominations.Copyrighted in 2007 by Ernie "Seascribe" Richards, Jr. but in the Fifth printing (2023) Contents: 1. Introduction2. 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet Roster3. 1715 -- Florida East Coast, Spanish Treasure Fleet of Ubilla and Echeverz 1715 Spanish Silver Fleet Wreck Sites (Map) Coins of the 1715 Spanish Silver Fleet4. Heraldic Devices on Spanish Coins5. Understanding Cob Coins from the 1715 Treasure Fleet (with Photos & Diagrams)6. Catalogue of the 1715 Fleet silver and Gold Coins (Photos & Descriptions)7. The Greatest Coin Recovered from the 1715 Fleet [ and recently (August 2021) sold for $312,000!] 8. Coin Metals and their Values9. Assayers at Spanish Colonial Mints10. References and Further Reading11. Index If you have ANY questions at all, kindly ask. Good information is the basis of all knowledge and this seller shares his knowledge willingly to new students. This volume is sold separately from the six volume set. The full set is listed separately at a slightly lower price, $2 per volume. See that listing for the full set here on eBay.
Price: 14.95 USD
Location: Kenton, Ohio
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Brand: En Rada Publications
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