Brazil 1803-B 640 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was one of a type struck at the Bahia mint 1799-1805. It would have traded for two-thirds of a Spanish milled dollar.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.76 g, 0.917 fine silver, .523 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 231.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.

Link to:

• 1800-R 640 réis
• 1803 4000 réis
• 1803-R 6,400 réis
• 1809 countermarked 600 réis
• 1812-M 640 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1803
• return to coins of Brazil