Brazil 1806-R 6400 reis

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Eliasberg lot 1237
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 1237 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1,265. The catalog description[1] noted, "1806 6,400 reis. Rio mint. MS-63 (NGC). Draped and laureated bust of João as prince regent to right, legends and date around/crowned arms. Lustrous yellow gold, somewhat reflective in the fields. Bright and attractive. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." The type was struck 1805-17 with the portrait of João as Prince Regent (he later became king João VI).

Recorded mintage: 96,000.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW; the Eliasberg specimen: 14.44 grams, 31.70 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-93, KM 236.1.

Source:

  • Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • 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]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, 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.

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