Portugal (1706-50) 80 reis
This specimen was lot 74468 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Tostao (100 Reis), ND (1706-50). Lisbon Mint. Joao V. PCGS MS-61. Well-struck for the issue, with light steely toning and subtle luster in the fields. A charming Mint State minor." For some reason, Portugal struck the smaller silver denominations without dates. This coin traded for one hundred réis (tostão) despite being marked "LXXX". A rare tostão (KM 180) exists dated 1707. It was accompanied by sixty réis (3 vinténs), fifty réis (meio 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-177; Gomes-59.01.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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