Brazil 1787-R 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 1218 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $690. This type was struck in Brazil 1786-89. The catalog description[1] noted, "1787 6,400 reis. Rio mint. AU details (NCS). Bust of Maria with widow's veil to right, legends and date around/crowned arms. Mount carefully removed at 12:00, heavily hairlined but not exhibiting typical jewelry surfaces. Sharp and with good underlying lustre remaining. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942."
Recorded mintage: 276,000.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 14.35 grams, 32.30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-85, KM 218.1.
- [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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