Brazil 1908 2000 reis
The first specimen was lot 71396 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 2000 Reis, 1908. Rio de Janeiro Mint. PCGS MS-64. A highly argent example with frosty surfaces and sharp detail. Various friction marks scatter the fields, but this near-Gem remains remarkably original. From the Pat Johnson Collection." Shown is a 2000 réis of the United States of Brazil, of a type struck 1906-12. The head of Liberty on this coin also appeared on silver 500 and 1000 réis of the same period. The denomination was abolished in 1942 with the reform of the coinage in that year.
Recorded mintage: 1,707,000.
Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-508.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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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