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The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649 - 1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015) and  4, 2, 1 and 1/2 (2016) by Robert Mastalir

This listing if for Volume 1 and 2, which were reprinted in 2021, only 35 extra copies were made. The original volumes were printed in 2015 and 2016 and sold out very quicly. This is your chance to complete the Mastalir Series along also in the recent volumes 3-4 that we offer in our eBay store. 

Sold as a set. TWO VOLUMES in this listing. 

The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649 - 1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales (2015) by Robert MastalirThis book describes in detail all the die-varieties of Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales (silver coins) struck in 1652, a year of transition of design to what has become known as the "pillars-and-waves" style of 1652-1773. The previous design, up to and including 1652, featured instead a full Habsburg coat-of-arms (shield). This book also details the events leading up to the change of design, particularly the investigation and prosecution of fraud at the mine and mint in the 1620s through 1640s that resulted in silver coins that were underweight and below standard in fineness.

Title The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649 - 1653: The 1652 Transitional 8 Reales

Authors Daniel Frank Sedwick, Robert Mastalir Divisek

Publisher Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2015

ISBN 0982081847, 9780982081846

Length 308 pages

The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649 - 1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales. (2016) by Robert Mastalir. This book describes in detail all the die-varieties of Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4,2,1 and 1/2 reales (silver coins) struck in 1652, a year of transition of design to what has become known as the "pillars-and-waves" style of 1652-1773. The previous design, up to and including 1652, featured instead a full Habsburg coat-of-arms (shield). This book also details the events leading up to the change of design, particularly the investigation and prosecution of fraud at the mine and mint in the 1620s through 1640s that resulted in silver coins that were underweight and below standard in fineness. Also contained in this book are brief descriptions of a couple shipwrecks (the Capitana of 1654 and the Maravillas of 1656) that yielded a majority of these transitional coins recent decades, enabling a rigorous die-study like this one to finally be realized. The various die changes are illustrated by photos and drawings throughout.

Title The Great Transition at the Potosí Mint 1649 - 1653: The 1652 Transitional Minor Denominations 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 Reales

Author Robert Mastalir Divisek

Editor Daniel Frank Sedwick

Publisher Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2016

ISBN 0982081855, 9780982081853

Length 364 pages

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