Brazil 1887 1000 reis
This specimen was lot 71388 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 1000 Reis, 1887. Rio de Janeiro Mint. Pedro II. PCGS AU-58. A well-preserved piece with light argent toning and plenty of remaining luster. Scattered contact marks throughout, consistent with the grade. With a reported mintage of just 9,875, this is the scarcest date of the type. From the Pat Johnson Collection." In 1867 the silver coinage was redesigned to adopt the portrait of the emperor Pedro II, who already appeared on the gold coinage. The type went thru several minor modifications before settling on the final type shown here, struck 1876-89. Most of the fourteen dates of the type are reasonably available; this one is rather scarce.
Recorded mintage: 9,875.
Specification: 12.75 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30.3 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-481.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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