Brazil 1763-B 3200 reis
This specimen was lot 34345 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $21,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 3200 Reis, 1763-B. Bahia Mint. Jose I. NGC AU-58. A VERY RARE fractional issue that is not at all often encountered in problem-free states of preservation, this barely handled example provides ample brilliance glistening in the fields and a crisp, elegant strike. Undoubtedly a superior specimen for the advanced collector of Brazilian gold." While the 6400 réis is relatively available, its fractions (3200 réis, 1600 réis and 800 réis) are much scarcer. It's a tossup as whether the Rio or Bahia mint issues are scarcer for the fractions. This type is listed for Bahia for 1752-57, 1763-68, 1773-75.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.17 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-66; KM-183.1.
- 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.
- 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 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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