Brazil 1826-R 320 reis
This specimen was lot 20217 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAZIL. 320 Reis, 1826-R. Rio de Janeiro Mint. Pedro I. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. The last digit of the date appears to be an overdate of 6/5, not listed in SCWC. Struck over a 1754-64 320 Reis "J" Series that exhibits a good portion of the 1809 shield countermark (KM-298 for countermarked undertype) in the central design of the obverse. A very rare date with an EXTREMELY RARE host coin having the previous shield countermark. Slightly unevenly struck leaving a decent amount of the undertypes legends visible in the upper left quadrant of the obverse and even more on the reverse. Well detailed and lustrous example with colorful, attractive toning. A seldom encountered date with an amazing host coin destine for an advanced collection."
This silver 320 réis was minted at the Rio mint 1824-30 altho the 1825 is the only date not extremely rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.96 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-374; LDMB-P497.
- Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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