Brazil 1863 2000 reis

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 22096
photo courtesy Stacks Bowers LLC
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 22096 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 2,000 Reis, 1863. NGC MS-66. Beautifully toned." This silver 2000 réis was minted 1853-67 in Rio de Janeiro. The series came accompanied by 200, 500 and 1000 réis in silver. The 2000 réis was roughly the same weight as the preceding 960 réis of 1810-33 and 1200 réis of 1834-47. It was superseded by the portrait type of 1868-89. This is the last common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 25.5 g, 0.917 fine silver, .751 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-466.

Source:

  • 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, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
  • Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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