Portugal (1683-1706) 40 reis

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from Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73200
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This specimen was lot 73200 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 50 Reis, ND (1688-1706). Lisbon Mint. Pedro II. PCGS EF-45. Presenting even wear across the high points, this specimen features deeper toning among the recesses." For some reason, Portugal struck the smaller silver denominations without dates. This coin traded for fifty réis (meio tostão) despite being marked "XXXX". This denomination was also struck at Porto (KM 137) with "P's" instead of rosettes. It was accompanied by sixty réis (3 vinténs), one hundred réis (tostão) and 120 réis (6 vinténs). The practice did not end until the decimal reform of 1837. The larger silver coins were dated.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-136.

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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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