Azores 1795 20 reis

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3243

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 3243 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AZORES. 20 Reis, 1795. Maria I (1786-99). NGC MS-62 BN. Finest certified. Toned with natural copper luster and very sharp details." The Azores, then as now a dependency of Portugal, generally had to make do with copper coins. This twenty réis was issued 1790-96 and was accompanied by copper five and ten réis.

Recorded mintage: 133,611 for 1790-96.

Specification: 12.8 g, copper, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-3; Gomes-03.02.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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