The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 31, July 17, 2005, Article 3

NEW BOOK ON SANTIAGO COINAGE

Alan Luedeking writes: "I'm pleased to announce the
impending publication of Carlos Jara's fifth and most
important work to date, his long-awaited study on the early
coinage of Santiago (1749-1772), in English and Spanish.
Before I say any nice things about it, the reader should know
I am highly biased in its favor-- I was a co-author of the
work! The 680 page book covers both silver and gold
issues, about which a great deal had remained in the dark
until Carlos's original research in the national archives of
Chile uncovered the circumstances surrounding the creation
and operation of this fascinating mint. For the first time, the
actual mintage figures of all of the silver pillar and early gold
issues is revealed, information which even the great Jose
Toribio Medina had not been able to discover despite
searching for decades. A history of the mint in its historical
context is presented, along with English transcriptions of
most of the key documentation. The documentary appendix
contains hundreds of pages of original documents, all
transcribed, in the tradition of the great Medina. A complete
catalogue of all known issues is provided, each with its
assigned rarity, and all of the non-extant dates which plague
current reference catalogues are deleted. All of the known
coins of the higher rarity ratings are pedigreed, most are
plated, and a complete glossary, bibliography and index
round out the work. The work will be printed in August in
a limited, numbered hardcover edition. Anybody wishing to
inquire about or order the book is encouraged to contact
either Carlos Jara at [clejara at yahoo.com] or myself (Alan
Luedeking) at [alan at ludeca.com]."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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