Brazil 1766-B 3200 reis
This specimen was lot 31071 in Heritage sale 3135 (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $13,420. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: A Jose Rarity. José I gold 3200 Reis 1766/5-B XF45 NGC, Bahia mint. An exciting rarity with a solid grade and an unrecorded overdate. Entirely missing from the Eliasberg, Norweb, RLM and Petropolis collections, it's certainly a piece for advanced coin cabinets. Ex. Paulistana Collection." 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 1754-57, 1763-68 and 1773-75. This example sold for over double the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.17 g, 0.917 fine gold, .211 troy oz.
Catalog reference: KM 183.1, cf. LMB-376 (unlisted overdate).
- 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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