Brazil 1752-B 1600 reis

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Heritage sale 3135, lot 31065
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This specimen was lot 31065 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $10,980. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: The Ultimate Key of All Jose Gold Types. José I gold 1600 Reis 1752-B VF Details (Excessive Clipping) PCGS, Bahia mint. A major rarity from the Brazilian gold series with 2 known examples recorded to have survived to our days. When scanning through Jose's gold types in Livro das Moedas do Brasil, one can see that the 1772-B 1600 Reis is unique, and that the 1758, 1759 and 1760 Bahia 3200 Reis are also unique; after those, this is the only unpriced piece across all Jose I issues, with a simple "RRR" in the catalog and "2 known" in notation. Despite the grade qualifier, this piece retains well-defined surfaces with honest wear and bold date/mintmark. Sure to entice the most advanced collectors of Brazilian gold coins." The known dates for Rio are 1752, 1763 and 1772 and Bahia 1754-60, 1764-68 and 1772-74. All dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.58 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, .105 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 181.1, LMB-351 (RRR, 2 Known).

Source:

  • Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2026 September 1 - 5 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3135, featuring The Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II, and The Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2026.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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