AMAZON BOOKS Contemporary Counterfeit Eight Reales Un-Real Book 2-CD Plate Coins

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AMAZON BOOKS Contemporary Counterfeit Eight Reales Un-Real Book 2-CD Plate Coins.
About this product:
Product Identifiers
ISBN-10
1500497177
ISBN-13
9781500497170
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235163817
Key Details
Author
Robert Gurney
Number Of Pages
600 pages
Series
Counterfeit Eight-Reales
Format
Paperback
Publication Date
2014-09-02
Language
English
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Year
2014
Dimensions
Weight
59.3 Oz
Height
1.4 In.
Width
8.5 In.
Length
11 In.
Target Audience
Group
Trade
As a co-author to Gurney's book we worked together and I am providing on CD all the varieties of the book in a ZOOM-IN/OUT format on
two CDs
. This provides much more detail to the book. The CD's ONLY contains photos of the coins in the book and its not the book itself on CD - just the plate coins for all the varieties listed as Class 1 in the book along with some important Class 2 & 3 pieces. A Great addition for the book as not all pictures came out clear since many were third party photos. Priced accordingly at only {{detail_product_description}}.99.
CDs of Plate Coins ONLY!
Synopsis of the book:
The portrait style Spanish-American eight-reales was one of the most well known, and extensively circulated silver trade coins that the world has ever seen. Produced in Spain's new world colonies from 1772 to 1825, the coin made Spain a major player on the world financial stage in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This was due in large measure to the fact this coin accounted for about sixty percent of the annual silver production worldwide. The popularity and general acceptance of this particular coin - the portrait style piece-of-eight - made it the object of forgers who operated in all areas of the globe. It was a coin not merely counterfeited in the countries of origin, but in all of the places where it was accepted as currency in day-to-day transactions. It was produced in small back-room operations and in large factories. It was produced at times in utter secrecy, yet at other times it was more or less an "open secret." It was produced as both worthless base metal copies and as "perfect" imitations containing the correct amount of silver. It has been made to circulate as currency, as well as to specifically deceive collectors. The fascinating story of these counterfeit issues created from shortly after the coin appeared until the present, is the subject of this book. The author, Robert Gurney, known to many coin collectors as "Swamper Bob," has been a lifelong enthusiast of the series. His interest commenced as a teen when he met and spoke to one of the forgers who actually made these coins for a living in the 1920's. The story may at times not seem possible, but the newest scientific tests available provide conclusive evidence for the production of counterfeit versions made for circulation as late as 1930. With contributions made by several notable collectors, including Richard August, John Lorenzo and Gordon Nichols, this book documents the four different classifications of counterfeit eight-reales developed by the author to fit the needs of this particular series. The book illustrates and describes literally hundreds of different types of counterfeits known to have circulated alongside the genuine versions. It specifically expands upon the Thirty-nine varieties noted by Dr. John L. Riddell as existing in circulation in New Orleans in 1845, and swells that number to some 589 varieties. This book was not written just for coin collectors, the subject is actually much broader. It is at its heart a history of the coin covering a period of 240 years of use and production. It is also the story of the methods and reasons for producing both counterfeits and forgeries during that same interval. The players and their motivations for the production of deceptive copies for over 240 years, provides insight into human nature. The book is presented as a start to a long needed discussion - one that is decades overdue. It is only a start. The author hopes that this publication will bring old counterfeits out of their hiding places and into the light of day, where the varieties from childishly crude to artistically superb can be appreciated by everyone. Solamente el comienzo!
Keywords
: Falsa, Faux, Imitations, Contemporary Circulating Counterfeits, Counterfeit Eight Reales, Forgery, Fakes, Chinese Fakes, Counterstamp, Countermark.
See my other book on World Counterfeits for sale at Amazon Books - both in Softbound and Kindle versions. Title - FORGOTTEN COINS. Author - John Lorenzo.
Check
Alibris and Abe Books also for lower prices at times for the Softbound version.
See the Kindle Version for only .00 at Amazon Books. There is also a CD version being sold (
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WITH THIS SELLER). Realize the FREE Amazon Kindle APP can be downloaded to any desktop computer or mobile device. No need for a Kindle. I am working in getting CDs wholesale into Canada as of course this book has many new advancements for the Canadian Blacksmith series or information minimally that needs updating in Charlton.
Quite useful as an additional reference for the upcoming July 5, 2020 Heritage Auctions Robins Sale II of Canadian Blacksmiths
. Much information included beyond the Heritage cataloging in my opinion particularly on the so-called BL-15's (Blacksmith Pennies representing Irish Non-regal or Contemporary Circulating Counterfeit Irish Pennies). Use the
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tab to view the Table of Contents. Signed book also being offered here along with CD or “just” the CD to allow zoom-in/out imagery.
Keywords
: Faux, Forgery, Unofficial, Contemporary Circulating Counterfeit, Falsa.
See my new Facebook group on Canadian Blacksmith Coppers.
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I have been collecting & dealing in U.S. and foreign coinage for over 40 years.
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