Brazil 1900 4000 reis

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1107

This specimen was lot 1107 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,292. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 4,000 Reis, 1900. NGC MS-63. Star with 20 rays. Struck to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Brazil. Between the 16 ray star and 20 ray star, there is a total mintage of 6,850 pieces. Toned." This commemorative, issued with a silver 400, 1000 (KM 500) and 2000 réis (KM 501) was the last full weight crown from Brazil.

Recorded mintage: 6,850.

Specification: 51 g, .917 silver, 1.503 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-502.2; LDMB-680A.

Source:

• Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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