Brazil 1740-R 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 75206 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $2,196. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 6400 Reis, 1740-R. Rio de Janeiro Mint. Joao V. NGC Unc Details--Excessive Surface Hairlines. A gorgeous example of the type that presents a bold strike and sharp devices. The surfaces offer a lovely, fresh gold patina, and silky original luster gleams across the reverse." This type was struck 1731-50 and is among the more available colonial gold coins of Brazil tho the early dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: 482,159.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, 30 mm diameter, 0.4229 oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-46; KM-149.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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