Portugal (1640-56)-P 100 reis

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Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 32649
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This specimen was lot 32649 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Tostao, ND (1640-56). Porto Mint. Joao IV. PCGS VF-35. This appealing Tostado displays good details, with a deep tone and much charm. A good example that is deserved of many excited bids." João IV was the first Portuguese king after the Spanish were expelled in 1640. Hammered coins were produced at Porto, Lisbon and Évora, with Lisbon being the most available. Milled coinage was introduced in the 1680's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-44; Gomes-J4.78.

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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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