Brazil (1663) 75 reis

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Heritage sale 61526, lot 21003
Heritage sale 61381, lot 21114
Heritage sale 3091, lot 30003

The first specimen was lot 21003 in Heritage sale 61526 (Dallas, TX, July 2025), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: Afonso VI Counterstamped 75 Reis ND (1663) VF Details (Tooled) PCGS. Crowned "75" counterstamp (VF Details) on Portugal 1/2 Tostao." The second specimen was lot 21114 in Heritage sale 61381 (Dallas, TX, May 2024), where it sold for $408. The catalog description noted, "Brazil, Alfonso VI Counterstamped 75 Reis ND (1663) VF Details (Holed) NGC. Type IV crowned "75" countermarked (AU Weak) upon a Spain 1/2 Tostao." The third specimen was lot 30003 in Heritage sale 3091 (Dallas, TX, May 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description noted, "Brazil, Alfonso VI Counterstamped 75 Reis ND (1663) VF30 NGC Type IV crowned "75" countermarked (VF Standard). A double-countermarked issue, representing two separate revalidations 25 years apart. Struck upon a 1/2 Tostao of Spain, first with a 1643 revalidation "60" counterstamp, followed by a 1663 revalidation crowned "75." A rare combination on the slightly off-center survivor, exhibiting flan cracks and a chip that is typical of this early hammered issue." The larger denomination counterstamps are well documented in the auction archives but the 75 réis is scarce. The third specimen is not struck over a Spanish coin but a Portuguese coin struck while Philip III or IV was king thereof. Confusingly, additional countermarking was done in Portugal proper in 1663 using very similar stamps.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: host coin 0.917 fine silver. The first specimen is 4.37 g. The second specimen is 1.50 g.

Catalog reference: the first specimen KM 26, LMB-44. the second specimen KM 26, LMB-48. the third specimen KM26, LMB-48.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
  • Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 July 13 Spotlight: Brazil World Coins Showcase Auction #61526, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.

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