Brazil 1853 10000 reis

Heritage sale 3064, lot 32521

This specimen was lot 32521 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Pedro II gold 10000 Reis 1853 AU53 PCGS. Possesses glistening devices with only mild wear." This type was struck 1853-67, 1871-89.

Recorded mintage: 40,000, a common date.

Specification: 8.96 g, 0.917 fine gold, .264 troy oz.

Catalog reference: KM 467, Fr-122.

Source:

• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• 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, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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