Brazil 1832-R 6400 reis

Eliasberg sale 1269

This specimen was lot 1269 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $1955. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1832 6,400 reis. Rio mint. No Azevedo under bust. MS-61 (NGC). Types as above. Lustrous yellow gold with frosty devices and reflective fields, some light hairlines. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type, the first gold coin featuring the young Pedro II, was struck at Rio 1832-33 and at Bahia 1832 only.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .422 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 14.33 grams, 31.40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 387.1, Fr-115.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• 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.

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• 1825-R 6,400 réis
• 1832-R 960 réis
• 1832-R 4000 réis
• 1833-R 6,400 réis
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