Brazil 1764-B 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 31088 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $2,928. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: José I gold 6400 Reis (Peça) 1764-B MS61 NGC, Bahia mint. From the Vila Rica Collection of Brazilian Gold Coins, Part II." While the 6400 réis is relatively available, its fractions (3200 réis, 1600 réis and 800 réis) are much scarcer. This type is recorded from Bahia for 1751-77. This specimen realized 75% more than the catalog value in Uncirculated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, 31-32 mm diameter, .423 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 172.1, LMB-394.
- 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.
- 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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