Brazil 1783-R 6400 reis

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Eliasberg lot 1214
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This specimen was lot 1214 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $2530. The type was struck in Brazil 1777-86. The obverse portraits are of the queen, Maria I, and her uncle and husband, Peter III. The catalog description[1] noted, "1783 6,400 reis. Rio mint. MS-64 (NGC). Types as above. Warm yellow gold with full lustre and nice aesthetic appeal. Very slight planchet striations are noted. A near gem example of the type, exceptional quality. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."

Recorded mintage: 322,000.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 14.32 grams, 32.00 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-77, KM 199.2.


Source:

  • [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
  • 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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