If you're interested in Mexican culture. . . .

Dentuck

If you're interested in the coinage, culture, and history of Mexico, I think
you'll enjoy this new book! The Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money,
volume 2, by Don and Lois Bailey.

OldEastside

Whoa..........that's gonna have to be a must buy...........I have every coin pictured on that cover

Steve

pruebas

I continue to be amused at the choice of "highlight coins" on the covers of these volumes.

For Volume 1, they chose an esoteric counterfeit.
For Volume 2, they chose a body-bagged (by PCGS) pattern (designed by a Frenchman and struck in Paris).

I half expect a chocolate coin for Volume 3....

Mexico has so many beautiful, important coins and these get chosen?! Not a good preface for what may be between the covers.

Dentuck

<< <i>Whoa..........that's gonna have to be a must buy...........I have every coin pictured on that cover
Steve >>




The Caballito is definitely one of those classic coins that immediately say "Mexico"! Lots of
history between the covers of this book.

olmanjon

How much and where do I get it? Thanks
Olmanjon

Dentuck

<< <i>How much and where do I get it? Thanks
Olmanjon >>



Whitman Publishing Releases Volume 2 of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money

(Atlanta, Georgia) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the second volume of the Whitman
Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, by Don and Lois Bailey. The 480-page hardcover book debuts June 30,
2015. It will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online, for $39.95. The book
can also be borrowed for free as a benefit of membership in the American Numismatic Association, through
the Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library.

Volume 2, the second book in the four-volume Encyclopedia, covers the modern coins of Mexico in depth.
These include many of the most popularly collected Mexican coins: issues of the coinage reform of 1905; the
coinage reform of 1992 to date; Mint and Proof sets; silver bullion coinage (1949, 1978–1980); gold medallic
coinage (1953 and 1957); gold bullion coinage (1953, 1957, 1999), including the Cultural Fusion Series of 2011;
the silver, gold, and platinum Libertad series of 1982 to date; and the Pre-Columbian Collections coin programs.
Illustrated essays study the coinage emblems from the Aztec Calendar Stone, the history of design styles of the
Mexican heraldic eagle, and many other cultural topics related to Mexican coinage. Other resources for collectors,
dealers, and historians include bullion-value tables for common gold and silver coins; a glossary of numismatic
terms; a bibliography; biographies and histories of important leaders and themes featured on Mexican coinage;
and a detailed index.

The Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money is written and edited by internationally recognized experts Don
and Lois Bailey, with the collaboration of coin dealers, collectors, museum curators, government and bank officials,
and other specialists. Richly illustrated in full color, with retail prices in multiple grades, it is the new standard
reference for Mexican numismatics.

“The Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money is the only series of its kind: a set of in-depth, richly illustrated,
full-color history and price guides for collectors of Mexican coins—a growing field in the hobby,” says Whitman
publisher Dennis Tucker.

Beth Deisher, the longtime editor of Coin World who expanded the newspaper’s coverage of Mexican
numismatics starting in the 1980s, wrote volume 2’s foreword. She calls it “a must-have reference for
anyone interested in collecting or investing in modern Mexican coins.”

Future volumes in the Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money will focus on media of exchange from
pre-Columbus days through the colonial period and Republican decimal coinage (volume 3); and the coins
and tokens of the 1910–1920 Mexican Revolution (volume 4).

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About the authors:

Born and reared in south-central Michigan, Don Bailey joined the Marine Corps during the Korean War.
When he retired from the Marines, he lived in Yuma, Arizona, where he was introduced to the vastly
interesting history of Mexico. He started collecting U.S. coins in the early 1960s, but soon turned exclusively
to Mexican numismatics, concentrating at first on the coinage of Maximilian and the French Intervention.
Since 1979 he has been very active in the Mexican numismatic field as a full-time dealer, attending most
of the major coin shows in the United States and Mexico. His wife, Lois, has been his full-time business
and research partner.

In 1967, Don started the Maximilian Numismatic and Historical Society. He published his first article, on the
subject of Mexican numismatics, that same year. Since then he has written on other subjects (including
the story of the 1980s forger and murderer Mark Hoffman), but Mexican history and numismatics have
always been his focus. He has written articles and columns for World Coin News, Coin World,
and other publications, and served as Coin World’s “Mexican Trends” analyst. He has also been a
contributor to major references on Mexican numismatics, including the Standard Catalog of Mexican Coins,
Standard Catalog of World Coins, and Tokens of Latin America; Frank W. Grove’s numerous volumes
on medals, decorations, and tokens of Mexico; and the Guide Book of Mexican Coins, by T.V. Buttrey and
Clyde Hubbard, to name a few.

Don has been a member of, and an officer in, many numismatic organizations. He is a life member of the
American Numismatic Association and has been a member of the Sociedad Numismatica de México for more
than 40 years, serving for a number of those years as the society’s official representative in the United States.
He has worked with the Banco de México and the Casa de Moneda de México to promote their products and
numismatic materials, and in 1974 he was appointed to the U.S. Assay Commission. Don has been the recipient
of the ANA’s Presidential Award, the Sociedad Numismatica’s José Tamborrel Jr. Award (twice), and the Sociedad’s
Alberto Francisco Pradeau Award. Numismatic News named him a Numismatic Ambassador in 1980. On
September 27, 2001, Don received the Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca (Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle),
the highest honor bestowed on a foreigner by the government of Mexico.

In June of 1997, Don, Joe Flores, and Sal Falcone organized the United States Mexican Numismatic Association,
and Don served for many years as its executive director and the editor of its quarterly publication, the Mexican
Numismatic Journal. The Sociedad Numismatica honored the association with the Dr. Alberto Francisco Pradeau
award for promoting Mexican numismatics.

According to Don, “These fifty years have been a ball. Fifty years of working, if one can use that term, in a field
that you really enjoy is all that you can ask. My wife, Lois, is a vital part of the operation. Without her assistance
and encouragement the goals we have achieved would have been impossible to reach.”

Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money, volume 2
By Don and Lois Bailey; foreword by Beth Deisher, Editor, Coin World, 1985–2012; research editor Diana Plattner

ISBN 079483954-1
Hardcover, 6 x 9 inches, 480 pages, full color

LochNESS

I know I own five of the coins pictured on the cover (not the exact coins, obviously, but those types). I may own a sixth, I'd have to check my spreadsheet. The funny thing is I'm not really a Mexican collector or specialist by any means. I guess it just shows how popular the coins really are here in the States, or perhaps, how much our neighboring geography plays a role in our acquisitions whether it be conscious or subconscious.

Dentuck

When I was a kid I lived in upstate New York, and there was a slow but steady
flow of Canadian coinage into the area. Canada's dollar at the time was worth
about $0.72 US.

It was a constant reminder of Canada's presence and looking at the coins'
designs made you stop and think about their culture, wildlife and flora (with the
caribou on the 25-cent piece, the maple leaf and occasional rock dove on the cent,
etc.). An interesting connection through coins!

asheland

Cool!

LochNESS

<< <i>… An interesting connection through coins! >>

Indeed! I got started with some coins from my dad and uncle, both where born and raised in Queens, NYC. More than a few Canadian coins in the collection. All circulated.

olmanjon

Finally got back to reading this post. Thanks for the information on cost, etc.
Olmanjon