Brazil 1771 640 reis

Heritage sale 3026, part of lot 24063

This specimen was part of lot 24063 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), which sold for $705. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Brazil Silver Collection, nine 640 Reis dating from 1698-1825 plus a 2000 Reis 1868, grades range from Fine to XF. A nice group which should be carefully viewed." This type was minted at Lisbon 1768 and 1771, high and low crown varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: 110,000.

Specification: 17.80 g, 0.917 fine silver, .524 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 193.1.

Source:

• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
• 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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