Proceeds to benefit 2 non-profit orgnaizations: Hildago Coin Club & Youth Coin Club in McAllen, Tx

A new documentary DVD about the discovery of the Americas through a coin collector's eye from 1492 to 1825. This feature moves in chronological order with events starting with Christopher Columbus's voyages, followed by the Spanish Conquistadors throughout the Americas, the finding of gold and silver, the first coins produced from the Mexico City Mint, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala and many others. You will learn about Shipwrecks, Pirates and the treasures they were after. Have you been wanting to learn more about Spanish Colonial Coins? This video contains a heavy emphasis on 8 Reales Silver and 8 Escudos coins. You'll be shown how to identify them by Mintmarks as well as the smaller denominations of 1/2 reales, 1 real, 2 reales and 4 reales. Then follow along as each country battles for Independence creating the 1st coins for the nations. Also included are many U.S. Commemoratives that relate to many of the events of this historical accounting. Watch the development of the United States in it's early years and how Spanish Coins helped the country to become Independent.

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