Brazil 1755-R 300 reis
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This specimen was lot 70246 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 300 Reis, 1755-R. Rio de Janeiro Mint. Jose I. NGC VF-25. Emanating from the popular "Crowned J" series, with the "J" standing for the reigning King Jose, this wholesome specimen exhibits a fair amount of wear, but also remains without issue and with a gunmetal gray tone." This type is scarce; the contemporary Bahia issue of 1752-60 (KM 178) is rare. Many were counterstamped in 1809 to raise their value to 320 réis.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.06 g, 0.917 fine silver, .267 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM-186.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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