Brazil 1856 1000 reis
This specimen was part of lot 23218 in Heritage sale 61343 (Dallas, TX, November 2023), where it sold for $139. The catalog description[1] noted, "Pedro II Pair of Certified 1000 Reis NGC, 1) 1000 Reis 1858 MS62; 2) 1000 Reis 1856 UNC Details (Cleaned), Rio de Janeiro mint." This thousand réis is one of a type struck in Brazil 1853-66. Most of the fourteen dates of the type are reasonably available; this one is common. It is part of the second reform of the coinage under the Empire; the first, in 1835, revalued the Spanish American peso from 960 réis to 1200 réis. The second reform of 1848 raised the peso to 2000 réis, where it remained until 1900.
Recorded mintage: 426,000.
Specification: 12.65 g, 0.917 fine silver, .372 troy oz ASW, 30.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Maldonado-8-616.07, KM 465.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 November 12 - 13 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction #61343, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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