Brazil 1821-B 960 reis

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Heritage sale 61382, lot 25130
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25130 in Heritage sale 61382 (Dallas, March 2024), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil: João VI 960 Reis 1821-B AU55 NGC, Bahia mint. Struck on a Spain Ferdinand VII 8 Reales (Seville mint). Rio Reverse variety." This silver 960 réis was minted at the Bahia mint 1818-22. These coins were usually struck over Spanish-American dollars but many other undertypes are known. Large quantities were produced, making this and the similar Rio issue the commonest Brazilian silver coin of the colonial period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 26.89 g, 0.896 fine silver, .775 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 326.2, LMB-463b.

Source:

  • Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
  • 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.
  • Levy, David André, Os Recunhos de 960 réis: The 960 réis Overstrikes, Sao Paulo, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2024 March 3 Spotlight: Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61382, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2024.

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