CATALOG OF SPANISH COLONIAL 8-REALES PILLAR VARIANTS
"This site was conceived and maintained for all the novice and advance enthusiasts and collectors of the Spanish Colonial 8-Reales Pillar coinage.
We, the authors, do not claim to replace the established Catalog Numbering systems of Carlos Elizondo Jr. (Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World-1971) and Gabriel Calbeto de Grau (Compendio de las Piezas de Ocho Reales-1970). Just like other enthusiasts and researchers, we seek to contribute to the already good number of reference systems."
"Our approach to the Catalog of Spanish Colonial 8-Reales Pillar is through the use of coding scheme that would be able to guide the collector or dealer alike in the description of an 8R Pillar. Since there could be a number of variations for a particular year, it was critical that significant variations are documented and differentiated."
"A lot of effort went into the sorting of the specimens as to their variations from the basic and original design. Most of the analysis were via photographs from a number of extensive Pillar collections. Significance of each varieties were noted and assigned specific codes."
CATALOG OF SPANISH COLONIAL 8-REALES PILLAR VARIANTS
