Treasure coins of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha and the Santa Margarita
By: Carol Tedesco
Publisher: SeaStory Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Key West, Fla
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780982115183
Subjects: Latin American Coins; Catalogs; Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Ship); Silver coins; Santa Margarita (Ship); Spanish Coins; Treasure troves; Shipwrecks; Mints; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prelude; title: Treasures of the Atocha and the Santa Margarita; title: Origins; title: The Spanish dollar; title: What would a "piece of eight" buy in the 17th century?; title: Cleaning shipwreck-recovered coins; title: Grading shipwreck-recovered coins; title: Coins of the Potosi mint; title: Assayers of the Potosi mint; title: Coins of the Mexico City mint; title: Assayers of the Mexico City mint; title: Coins of the Lima, Peru mint; title: Assayers of the Lima, Peru mint; title: Exceedingly rare mint specimens, New World; title: Exceedingly rare mint specimens, Old World; title: Exceedingly rare mint specimens, gold coins.