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Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismaticos: Memorias de la Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismatico

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Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismaticos: Memorias de la Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismatico
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MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE ESTUDIOS NUMISMATICOS. 8 ISSUES. 1970-1974. Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismaticos. Memorias de la Academia Mexicana de Estudios Numismaticos. July-September 1970, Vol. I No. 1, to July 1973-June 1974, Vol. III No. 9 (Whole numbers 1-9). Eight of the first nine issues. Missing number 8. Photo illustrated. Line art illustrated. original oversized card covers. 8vo. Fine. Included in the set, as an article in issue number 9, is 'False Mexican Colonial Gold Bars' by T.V. Buttrey. A very important article in regard to Colonial Mexican numismatic history. Buttrey claimed that he was forced to publish it outside the U.S. after numismatic publishers in this country had been threatened with lawsuits if they published it. In the article, Buttrey examines several gold bars claimed to be of genuine colonial Mexican origin, and declares they are all fakes, implicating John J. Ford, Jr. and others in their distribution. a rarely encountered issue. Clain-Stefanelli #678. Also included is an invitation to Wallace to attend a presentation at the San Carlos Museum by Dr. Pedro Bosch-Gimpera. Lot weight: 2 lbs 6oz. Subject(s): Mexican Coinage, Paper Money, and Medals.