Brazil (1668) 200 reis

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Heritage sale 61382, lot 25001
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25005 in Heritage sale 61382 (Dallas, March 2024), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: Afonso VI Counterstamped 200 Reis ND (1668) AG Details (Reverse Scratched) NGC, Crowned Globe (1668) on Portugal Tostao with crowned 200 Reis (1663) and Portuguese 120 Reis (1642). A piece with dense history, being counterstamped in three different occasions." The early settlers of Brazil made do with counterstamped Portuguese coins until mints were opened in the colony in the 1690's.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 63.1, LMB-85.

Source:

  • Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
  • 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 March 3 Spotlight: Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61382, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2024.

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