Brazil 1822-B 960 reis

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Heritage sale 3009, lot 20505
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This silver 960 réis was minted at the Bahia mint 1819-22. 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. The specimen was lot 20505 in Heritage sale 3009 (Chicago, April 2010), where it sold for $14,950. The catalog description[1] noted, "João VI 960 Reis 1822B, XF40 NGC. Pleasant fields and visible host 8 Reales for this key date/mint mark of 960 Reis issue. Missing from almost all collections."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 326.2, Russo 464.

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.
  • 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.
  • Levy, David André, Os Recunhos de 960 réis: The 960 réis Overstrikes, Sao Paulo, 2009.
  • [1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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