Brazil 1760-R 3200 reis
This specimen was lot 31106 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $4,148. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: José I gold 3200 Reis (1/2 Peça) 1760-R XF Details (Cleaned) NGC, Rio de Janeiro mint. Moderately handled and with signs of trace luster, possible overdate. From the Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II." This denomination, a meia peça, was struck at Rio 1755-56, 1760, 1766 and 1772-73. This example sold for double the catalog value despite being cleaned. This example was struck from rusty dies, making the date appear to be "1766".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, .211 troy oz AGW, 26.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 183.2, LMB-415.
- 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.
Link to: