Spanish colonial silver coins in the Florida Collection
By: Alan K. Craig.
Series: A Florida heritage publication
Publisher: Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, Division of Historical Resources; University Press of Florida
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Tallahassee]; Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Florida. Division of Historical Resources -- Numismatic collection.; Coins, Spanish -- Florida -- History.; Silver coins -- Florida -- History.; Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763.
Description: "Alan K. Craig describes the minting and transporting of these unique hand-made coins, a difficult process complicated by intrigue and royal regulations. When new gold and silver coins left the Spanish colonial viceroyalties of Peru and Mexico aboard fleets of galleons headed to Spain, a number of ships sank off the coast of Florida. Counterfeiting was rife at the time, and Craig discusses a variety of mint scandals, especially those perpetrated by the notorious Francisco Gomez da la Rocha.".

"As both an economic history and a numismatic study, this work will be a resource for historians, archaeologists, coin collectors, and general readers interested in maritime treasure."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-212) and index.