Brazil 1761 4000 reis
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This specimen was lot 31031 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: José I gold 4000 Reis 1761-(L) AU53 NGC, Lisbon mint. Third Type, JOSEPHUS/DOMINVS. From the Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II." This type was struck 1751-77 without mintmark. Later types exist dated 1778-1822. It is the largest of the "moedas provinciales" series and the only one that can be called somewhat common. The king's name was spelled either "JOSEPHUS" or "IOSEPHUS" but only "JOSEPHUS" is known for 1761.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, .237 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 171.2, LMB-316.
- 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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