Background
Sedwick, Benjamin Frank was born on April 7, 1924 in Baltimore. Son of Benjamin Frank and Louise (Lambert) Sedwick.
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The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela)
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The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) by Frank Sedwick (1991). Considered the most complete and accurate reference on post-independence Colombian gold coins (including Ecuador and Venezuela, as they were once part of Gran Colombia), with values and rarities for all known issues. Soft cover, perfect bound, 90 pages, illustrated with 224 black-and-white photos, press-run limited to 1000 copies, re-released for sale in 2008. This book, envisioned to be the most complete and accurate of its kind ever published, is for the collector of post-colonial gold coins of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela from 1822 to the present, hence it covers all the great rarities of the 19th century. all listings are by denomination and date, with an approximate dollar value in Extra Fine addined to each. Table of contents: Foreword, 5 pages. Historical Background, 7 pages. Commentary on the Coinage, 4 pages. How to Use the Book, 2 pages. Colombia 1. Republica de Colombia, 6 pages. 2. Republica de La Nueva Granada, 8 pages. 3. Confederacion Granadina, 4 pages. 4. Estados Unidos de Colombia, 20 pages. 5. Republica de Colombia, 19 pages. Ecuador, 7 pages. Venezuela, 7 pages. Bibliography, 1 page.
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The practical book of cobs: History, identification, shipwrecks, values, market
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The Practical Book of Cobs 4th Edition
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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.
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Selecciones de Madariaga
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Practical Book of Cobs
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Ghe Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia
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- Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (Third edition)
- The practical book of cobs, including an expanded guide to shipwrecks
- Conversation in Spanish Points of Departure by F Sedwick (1985-06-03)
- Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (World Languages) (Designed for dynamic conversational interaction as early ...)
- Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (World Languages) by Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz (2001-01-10) (Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)
Benjamin Frank Sedwick
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Bachelor of Arts, Duke, 1945; Master of Arts, Stanford, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1953.
Career
Instructor Spanish, U. Maryland., College Park, 1947-1949; assistant professor Spanish and Italian, United States Naval Academy, 1951-1953; assistant professor Spanish, University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee, 1953-1958; professor Spanish and Italian, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware., 1958-1963; professor Spanish, head department foreign languages, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 1963-1980; director overseas programs, Rollins College, 1963-1980; freelance writer, 1980-1996.
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Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (World Languages)
(Designed for dynamic conversational interaction as early ...)
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The Practical Book of Cobs 4th Edition
(The Practical Book of Cobs is a reference book on Spanish...)
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The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela)
(The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Ven...)
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Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure
(Third edition)
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Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (World Languages) by Cynthia Schmidt-Cruz (2001-01-10)
(Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)
- The practical book of cobs, including an expanded guide to shipwrecks
- The practical book of cobs: History, identification, shipwrecks, values, market
- Conversation in Spanish Points of Departure by F Sedwick (1985-06-03)
- Selecciones de Madariaga
- Practical Book of Cobs
- Ghe Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia
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Conversation in Spanish: Points of Departure (World Languages)
Membership
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, PTO.
Connections
Married Alice Elvira Magdeburger, June 4, 1949. Children: Eric, Lyn, Coralie, Daniel.
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American