Brazil 1768 160 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Silver 160 réis as a denomination are somewhat scarce and tho this date struck in Lisbon is listed as common, it is seldom seen. This coin would have traded in the 18th century as one-sixth of a Spanish dollar. The type was issued 1768-76 from Lisbon as would the rest of the 160 réis until 1810. Varieties exist in the position of the legend on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 94,000.

Specification: 4.45 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 191.1 or KM 191.2.

Source:

• 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.
• 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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