On the availability of "J" series Brazilian coins
| Date | 75 réis | 150 réis | 300 réis | 600 réis | ||||
| 1752 | Bahia | . | Bahia | . | Bahia | . | Bahia | . |
| 1753 | Bahia | . | Bahia | . | Bahia | . | . | . |
| 1754 | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | Rio |
| 1755 | . | Rio | . | Rio | . | Rio | . | Rio |
| 1756 | . | . | Bahia | . | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | Rio |
| 1757 | . | . | . | . | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | . |
| 1758 | . | . | . | Rio | Bahia | Rio | Bahia | Rio |
| 1759 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 1760 | . | Rio | . | Rio | . | . | Bahia | Rio |
| 1764 | . | . | . | . | . | Rio | . | Rio |
| 1765 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | Rio |
| 1768 | . | . | Bahia | . | . | . | Bahia | . |
| 1770 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | Rio |
| 1771 | . | . | . | Rio | . | Rio | . | Rio |
| 1774 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | Rio |
The table to the right lists the known dates from Rio and Bahia for the Brazil 75 réis (KM 176.1 and KM 176.2), 150 réis (KM 177 and KM 185), 300 réis (KM 178, KM 186 and KM 196) and 600 réis (KM 179, KM 187, KM 194). A period (".") in the cell indicates none known for that year. Dark blue text within a cell indicates a link to an article on that issue. Most of the dates are also known with the 1809 counterstamp which raised the value of the coin by one-fifteenth.
The catalog[1] commented on the "J-series" as follows: "During the reign of José I (1750-1777), with gold flowing out of the mines in the province of Minas Gerais, coins of the so-called 'J series' were struck at the Rio (R) and Bahia (B) mints for circulation in Minas. The purpose of these coins, with odd denominations of 75, 150, 300 and 600 Réis, was to facilitate the gold trade in the province. Gold value was determined in multiples of 150 Réis and corresponded to 4.5 grains (75 Réis), 9 grains (150 Réis), 18 grains (300 réis) and so on. Towards the end of the 18th century, as gold in the Minas mines diminished, the coins of the J-series were countermarked with a 'mini-shield' elevating its value to the standard 80, 160, 320, 640 Réis. Subsequently, in the first decades of the 19th century, the coins of the J series were restruck all together. Coins of this type are some of the most charismatic and challenging series in the vast realm of Brazilian numismatics, and finding a coin in higher than VF condition is extremely difficult."
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
- Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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