Portugal (1816-26) 120 reis
This specimen was lot 52421 in Heritage sale 419 (Long Beach, September 2006), where it sold for $92. The catalog description noted, "João VI 120 Reis (1816), MS63 NGC, medium toning, original and quite attractive." This type was struck 1816-26 without date. Varieties exist with plain cross and radiant cross on the crown. It was followed by issues for Peter IV (KM 376, 1826-28, very rare) and Michael I (KM 385, 1828-34). For some reason, Portugal struck the smaller silver denominations without dates. This 120 réis (6 vinténs) was accompanied by silver forty réis (pataco), fifty réis (half tostão), eighty réis (tostão) and sixty réis (3 vinténs, KM 351). The practice did not end until the decimal reform of 1837.
Recorded mintage: 93,636.
Specification: 3.7 g, 0.917 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 353, Gomes-10.01.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
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- 1807 400 réis
- (1816-26) XXXX réis = ½ tostão
- (1816-26) 60 réis = 3 vinténs
- (1816-26) LXXX réis, João VI as king = tostão
- 1816 400 réis
- 1821 400 réis
- 1826 7500 réis
- Coins and currency dated 1816
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