Posted 11/03/2011 11:03 am
Thanks, Swamperbob! This really helps.
I understand that the "major" varieties include those items you mentioned, however I would hope that as even more studies are published on the "Resplandores" series that other design elements are considered "major" in accordance with the special circumstances of Mexican coinage during this period. At the heart of it is the unique situation that the republic had fourteen mints--an unequalled number in modern times, as far I know! This must be increasingly considered in the definition of what constitutes a major die variation.
I would like to see an investigation of the sharing of dies/styles/punch elements between mints. Of course this became "de facto" post standardization, however with the economic, geographic, and family ties between the mints, I feel it is a very important to examine the factors that tie together the different mints and their coins. Along the ~350 miles that separate Zacatecas from Mexico City, one may have stopped along the way at San Luis (Potosi), Guanajuato, and Tlalpan in the late 1820s! This was a remarkable concentration of facilities each of which produced distinctive coins.
I understand that the "major" varieties include those items you mentioned, however I would hope that as even more studies are published on the "Resplandores" series that other design elements are considered "major" in accordance with the special circumstances of Mexican coinage during this period. At the heart of it is the unique situation that the republic had fourteen mints--an unequalled number in modern times, as far I know! This must be increasingly considered in the definition of what constitutes a major die variation.
I would like to see an investigation of the sharing of dies/styles/punch elements between mints. Of course this became "de facto" post standardization, however with the economic, geographic, and family ties between the mints, I feel it is a very important to examine the factors that tie together the different mints and their coins. Along the ~350 miles that separate Zacatecas from Mexico City, one may have stopped along the way at San Luis (Potosi), Guanajuato, and Tlalpan in the late 1820s! This was a remarkable concentration of facilities each of which produced distinctive coins.
Edited by rexvictor
11/03/2011 11:04 am
11/03/2011 11:04 am
