Brazil 1863 1000 reis
This specimen was lot 22301 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $110. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 1000 Ries, 1863. Rio de Janeiro Mint. Pedro II. NGC MS-63. A choice, lustrous example, featuring a pleasing steel gray tone and radiating appeal throughout." 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: unknown but common.
Specification: 12.65 g, 0.917 fine silver, .372 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 465.
- 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, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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