Looking for some book info, Latin America

jayPem

Bought the coins....now it's time to buy the book
Particularly 8 Reales and other large denomination silver...what's out there ? Where to buy ?

OriginalDan

What series 8 reales?

Pillars = Columnarios
Cap and Rays = Resplandores

All of the above and portraits = Compendium VIII Reales by Calbeto (although it's more of a reference than a book to "read")

I'm sure others will chime in with more info since I've asked similar questions to them also.

jayPem

I'll go with #3...all of the above and portraits

I would have thought this would be an area with a bit more written material available ?
I suppose there may be, but my searches are coming up empty so far...I'm gonna get the book on the 960 Reis. It's a coin I am fascinated with, and appearantly the book delves into the
many different known undertypes to some degree...

Any one with any other recomendations would be great ! Or even someone with a book or two they'd part with...??

JohnnyCache

With respect to columnarios

Source: columnarios.com


Books - alphabetical

Adams, Edgar H., 1929, 1974. The Julius Guttag Collection of Latin American Coins, Quarterman Publications, Inc., 527 pages, Call Number FA 10 G8c 1974, available at the ANA library. Dated but good reference; strong points are: minor pieces, lots of illustrations, lots of countermarked and counterpunched coins. This book covers the entire sprectrum of Latin American coins -- only about 5% deals with columnarios; great reference nonetheless.

Bruce, Colin R. II, 1971. Standard Catalog of Mexican Coins, Krause Publications, 352 pages. Lots of good reading and valuable reference; limited to Mexican coins and prices are very dated of course.

Burzio, Humberto F., 1958. Diccionario de la Moneda Hispanoamericano, Fondo Histórico y Bibliográfico, Santiago, Chile, call number FA15 B8d. This is a three book set: Vols. 1, 2, and a book of plates. The ANA Libraray has the first two books only. An excellent reference (all in Spanish) for any student of New World coinage -- including columnarios.

Buttrey, Theodore V., editor, 1973. Coinage of The Americas, The American Numismatic Society, 139 pages. A series of articles written by various numismatists focusing on the development of money in the Americas. The first couple chapters written by Humberto F. Burzio (see above) are of particular interest.

Craig, William D., 1976. Coins of The World 1750-1850, Western Publishing Co. Inc., 478 pages. A bit general for the columnario collector but valuable reference nonetheless.

Calbeto de Grau, Gabriel, 1970. Compendio de las Piezas de Ocho Reales, Ediciones Juan Ponce de Leon, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2 volumes, 734 pages. This book is regarded by many as the definitive guide to eight reales. It catalogs virtually every eight real coin ever minted and is richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs. This book was limited to 1500 copies published and commands several hundred dollars on the resale market.

Dasi, Tomas, 1950. Estudio de los Reales de a Ocho. Valencia, Suc. de Vives Morá. I have only seen one copy of this 5-volume set. Very rare

Elizondo, Carlos A., 1971. Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, Ideal Litho Service, 237 pages, Second Edition. An affordable reference.

Gilboy, Frank F., 1999. The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America, Prairie Wind Publishing, 293 pages. Only 500 copies printed. Catalogs all columnarios from 1732 to 1772 from every mint and each denomination from 8 reales down to half reales. Excellent book and highly recommended for any serious columnario collector.

Harris, Robert P., 1968. Pillars & Portraits, Bonanza Press, 96 pages. Prices are very dated. Useful reference nonetheless.

Krause, Chester L., et al, 2002. Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal, and the New World, Krause Publications, 647 pages. Good modern reference with prices. Does not list all varieties but gives general guidance. Source of the perennial and overrated KM numbers. Nice to have all the New World coins in one book.

Medina, Jose Toribio, 1919. Las monedas coloniales hispano-americanas, Elzevieiana, Santiago, Chile, 406 pages. A very rare book -- said to be a classic. In the ANA Rare Book Collection.

Palmer, Darwin B and Almanzar, Acedo F.,1982. Pillar and Portrait Four Reales of the New World, Almanzar's Coins of the World, San Antonio, Texas, 70 pages, call number FA25 P3 C.1 (can be found in ANA Library). An excellent reference for collectors of the evasive Four Reales series; includes both columnarios and busts, richly illustrated. Lists prices but use for reference only.

Perez, Gilbert S., 1948. The "DOS MUNDOS" Pillar Dollar, The Philippine Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, Manila, 24 unnumbered pages. Very rare booklet available at the ANA library (call number FA 25 P4 C.1). This book expresses the Philippine connection to the columnario series since the Philippines, Pearl of the Orient, was under Spanish rule.

Pradeau, Alberto Francisco, 1938. Numismatic History of Mexico, Los Angelos. I own a 1978 copy (147 pages plus 24 plates) with annotations and revisions by Clyde Hubbard. Lots of useful data and history. Classic reference.

Raymond, Wayte, 1939, Second Edition 1964. The Silver Dollars of North and South America, Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 125 pages. Dated catalog format book with prices; does not break down series by years or varieties; lots of pictures and a good reference but information is dated and very general.

Yriarte, Jose de, 1955. Catalogo de Los Reales de a Ocho Españoles, Talleres Gráficos, Madrid, 207 pages. This is a rare book (only 995 printed) and considered by many experts as one of the classics on 8 reales.

TwoKopeiki

Las Monedas Espanolas by Cayon is also a good reference that includes minors.

jayPem

I'd love to get the Calbeto...have to keep my eyes peeled for one I guess, thanks all for your help !

AuroraRarities

The Calbeto two volume set is a nice reference. Be aware that it is arranged by mints and thus both volumes are essential. Many offerings for sale do NOT include both volumes so look closely. You can identify the volumes by the number of stars on the cover and spine (1 star = volume 1, 2 stars = volume 2).

I must say that if you are interested in Dos Mundos = Pillars = Columnarios coins then, in my opinion, there is no better book than Milled Columnarios of Central and South America by Gilboy. Gilboy explores particulars of the shape of numerals from various mints, specifics of the crown and other design features, and much more. The essential book for dos mundos 8 reales and minors.

Enjoy!

jayPem

So, a few books have arrived...
8 Reales and pesos of the New World, by Carlos Elizondo, seems like a nice and simple reference..
Krauses Coins of Spain, Portugal and the New World, much more manageable than the full sized volumes I use ! Even though my focus is on crown sized coins, I've already seen more than a few cool minors that I'd like to keep an eye out for...
And the 960 Reis overstrikes by David Levy just got here yesterday....this looks like a real winner ! Alot of history on the host coins, background stories on the countries and their coins.
very decent pictures too...

So I've got more than enough reading material to keep me busy for awhile !
Thanks to every one who helped get me hooked up, this forum rules !

Boosibri

Found this thread today in a search.

To this listing I would add the new Yonaka books which have been fantastic in researching Pillars from all mints. Im looking forward to his update on the 8 Reales from Mexico.

PillarDollarCollector

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