Brazil 1867 200 reis KM-469
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This specimen was lot 742 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brazil, 200 reis, Pedro II, 1867, wreath type, PCGS MS67, finest known in PCGS census. Highly lustrous and choice, virtually perfect, and in fact the top grade for the entire type at either PCGS or NGC (the latter with one at the same grade for this date)." this type was struck 1854-67 and is common. The superseding portrait type (KM 471), which was slightly lighter and lower in fineness, was introduced in 1867.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.
Specification: 2.55 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19.9 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Russo-585; KM-469.
- 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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