Portugal (1521-57) 1/2 tostao

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Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 23500
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This specimen was lot 23500 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Tostao, ND (1521-57). Lisbon Mint. Joao III. NGC EF-45. Only gently handled and with problem free surfaces, this attractive specimen presents a well centered strike. A premium quality piece for the grade assigned."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 4.61 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes-85.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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