Brazil 1778 4000 reis
This specimen was lot 23842 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Maria I & Pedro III gold 4000 Reis 1778, AU58 NGC. Quite appealing, narrow crown. Attractive gradient red and orange color. Maria and Pedro 4000 Reis are quite difficult to find and Dr. Monteiro was able to put together quite a date run with almost all pieces in choice AU or MS condition. Ex-Norweb (lot#893- Spink America March 1997) From The RLM Collection, Part II." The type was struck 1778-86 without mintmark. Later types exist dated 1787-1822. It is the largest of the "moedas provinciales" series and the only one that can be called somewhat common, tho this type is scarce.
Recorded mintage: 2,741.
Specification: 8.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .237 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 210, Russo-454, Gomes-18.01.
- Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
- 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.
- [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.
- 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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