Brazil 1752-R 640 reis
This specimen was lot 32024 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $2,928. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: José I 640 Reis 1752-R XF45 NGC, Rio de Janeiro mint. The sole example of this date graded at NGC, exhibiting a wholesome, tenebrous patina while still retaining enough underlying brightness to enjoy the devices. Ex. Privately purchased from Paul Karon. From the Grundy Collection of Latin American and Spanish Coins." This type was struck at Lisbon 1752 and 1755-56; at Bahia 1757-58 and at Rio (shown here) 1751-55. This is listed as a common date but this example realized sixteen times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.32 g, 0.917 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 170.1, LMB-244.
- 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.
- 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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