Goa 1857 pardao
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This specimen was lot 56450 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Goa. Pardao (300 Reis), 1857. Goa Mint. Pedro V. NGC AU Details--Cleaned." This type was struck 1856-57 and 1860-61. This is the last issue of the denomination. In 1871, the Goa mint was closed and milled coinage from the British mints was introduced.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.9 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-278.
- Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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