Brazil 1819 4000 reis

from the Mountain Groan Collection; note the six petalled rosettes by the date

The Rio mint struck this type 1818-22 in reasonable numbers such that it is not rare but the Bahia mint product is rare. The Bahia product is distinguished by the crosses flanking the date instead of the usual florettes.

Recorded mintage: 49,000 plus 1,864 from Bahia.

Specification: 8.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .237 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 327.1, Russo-583a, Gomes-27.05.

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.
• 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.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.

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