Madeira 1842 20 reis

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2820. the reverse image is upside down

This specimen was lot 2820 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "MADEIRA: Maria II, 1834-1853, AE 20 reis, 1842, brown, two-year type, EF to About Unc, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This type was struck 1842 and 1852 for use on the Portuguese island of Madeira along with a similar five réis (KM 1) and ten réis (KM 2).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM-3, Cr-3.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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