Brazil 1746-B 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 23639 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $18,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "João V gold 6400 Reis 1746B, MS64 NGC, an eye-popping specimen with full mint brilliance and exceptional eye appeal. The details are bold on both sides and there are no adjustment marks or other flaws. Very rare in this incredible grade. From The H.R. Collection of Brazilian Gold Gems." This type was struck 1732-50 from Bahia and Rio.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-46, KM 151.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
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