The Practical Book of Cobs is a reference book on Spanish colonial coins by Daniel Sedwick and Frank Sedwick. First published in 1987, the book has been rereleased three times, most recently in a twentieth-anniversary edition published in 2007. An essential guide and reference work for divers and shipwreck enthusiasts, with information that is not readily available or only available after searching many reference works or auction catalogs. This book covers the mints, assayers, styles, and types of treasure coins from the period 1536 at the Mexico City Mint until 1773, the end of cob type treasure coins minted at the Potosi Mint. In addition it has a section which goes over each of the most famous treasure wrecks of all time including the Atocha, 1715 Fleet and many others.

The Practical Book of Cobs 4th Edition

Daniel Sedwick

Frank Sedwick

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Before there were coins in the New World, before there were Spanish Treasure Fleets, and even before there were any kind of European colonies in Mexico, the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men, through the Tarascan Conquest by Cristobal de Olid in 1522, discovered a new precious-metal mix that led to an improvised manufacture of so-called tumbaga bars: a group of over 200 silver and gold ingots discovered in the remains of an unidentified ca.-1528 shipwreck off Grand Bahama Island in 1993. These rare silver tumbaga bars found in 1993 are now a step closer to full understanding. Through a study of contemporary accounts, archeological research and historical sources, it is theorized that these strange ingots were manufactured by the Spanish using a unique copper-silver alloy forged by the Tarascans in Mexico as a source for their ornaments and offerings, a particular type of metal the Spanish called; metal of Michoacan; seized by the conquistadors in a single episode within the vast story of the conquest of Mexico during the 1520s. This book is divided into three parts: The first part chronicles the earliest documents relating to the treasure accumulated by Hernan Cortes during his conquest of the Aztec empire. The second part concerns the later phase of conquest, specifically Captain Cristobal de Olid s campaign in the region of the Tarascan kingdom in western Mexico. The third and final part discusses technical aspects of these bars based on an interpretation of their markings and manufacture. The specimens studied in this book are the only ones known to exist all of them from the same wreck and therefore they will always be of the utmost rarity and historical importance. The book contains a data matrix for all 194 bars, including their weights, measurements, markings and descriptions. Also featured are plates of 60 selected bars, maps, native drawings and charts. Additionally there is a list of the names and roles of over 100 people from the tumbaga period, and an appendix with new translations from Seven decrees of Charles V pertaining to the circulation of gold and silver in the Americas and key chapters of Bernal Diaz del Castillo's Historia Verdadera De La Conquista De La Nueva Espana.

The Tumbaga Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors

Agustin A. Garcia Barneche

Before there were coins in the New World, before there were Spanish Treasure Fleets, and even before there were any kind of European colonies in Mexico, the conquistador Hernan Cortes and his men, through the Tarascan Conquest by Cristobal de Olid in 1522, discovered a new precious-metal mix that led to an improvised manufacture of so-called tumbaga bars: a group of over 200 silver and gold ingots discovered in the remains of an unidentified ca.-1528 shipwreck off Grand Bahama Island in 1993. These rare silver tumbaga bars found in 1993 are now a step closer to full understanding. Through a study of contemporary accounts, archeological research and historical sources, it is theorized that these strange ingots were manufactured by the Spanish using a unique copper-silver alloy forged by the Tarascans in Mexico as a source for their ornaments and offerings, a particular type of metal the Spanish called; metal of Michoacan; seized by the conquistadors in a single episode within the vast story of the conquest of Mexico during the 1520s. This book is divided into three parts: The first part chronicles the earliest documents relating to the treasure accumulated by Hernan Cortes during his conquest of the Aztec empire. The second part concerns the later phase of conquest, specifically Captain Cristobal de Olid s campaign in the region of the Tarascan kingdom in western Mexico. The third and final part discusses technical aspects of these bars based on an interpretation of their markings and manufacture. The specimens studied in this book are the only ones known to exist all of them from the same wreck and therefore they will always be of the utmost rarity and historical importance. The book contains a data matrix for all 194 bars, including their weights, measurements, markings and descriptions. Also featured are plates of over 80 selected bars, maps, native drawings and charts. Additionally there is a list of the names and roles of over 100 people from the tumbaga period, and an appendix with new translations from Seven decrees of Charles V pertaining to the circulation of gold and silver in the Americas and key chapters of Bernal Diaz del Castillo's Historia Verdadera De La Conquista De La Nueva Espana. 
 - Second edition (limited to 200 numbered copies) - Expanded etymological research - 158 pages full color - Larger format (7x10 inches) with index - New documents and maps - Plates of oro and plata corriente and tajaderas - New plates of tumbaga silver and gold bars - New chapter: The First Coinage of The Americas; (by Cori Sedwick Downing)

The Tumbaga Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors (Second Edition)

(Augi Garcia)

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The Practical Book of Cobs 4th Edition

The Tumbaga Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors

The Tumbaga Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors (Second Edition)