Brazil 1808-R 6400 reis

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 12027
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 12027 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 6,400 Reis, 1808/7-R. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. Ex: Huntington Collection." The type was struck 1805-17 with the portrait of João as Prince Regent (he later became king João VI).

Recorded mintage: 133,000.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-94; KM-236.1; LDMB-558.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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