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Nesmith: (Signed) The Coinage of the First Mint of the Americas at Mexico City 1536-1572

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Nesmith: (Signed) The Coinage of the First Mint of the Americas at Mexico City 1536-1572
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Nesmith, Robert I. (Signed) THE COINAGE OF THE FIRST MINT OF THE AMERICAS AT MEXICO CITY 1536-1572. The American Numismatic Society. 1955. 12mo, 139 pages; Softcover; Inscribed by the author; Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 131.; This book is illustrated with black and white photos and hand-drawn illustrations of the subject coins and details. Topics include: the foundation of the Mexico City mint, mint officials and workers, mint techniques: die making and coining, the silver and copper coinage, metrology, Coin catalogue: early series R, early series G-F-P, Late series G-A-R-S-L-O (with table of design varieties), and copper coinage. Each series is organized by assayer and then sub-organized by denomination. Each denomination has a description of obverse and reverse details and a discussion on varieties. Subject: Coinage - Mexico