Portugal 1709 1000 reis

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Sincona sale 54, lot 940
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 940 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$191 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PORTUGAL | Königreich, João V. 1706-1750. 1000 Reis 1709, Lissabon. Sehr schön. Kleine Randfehler. (kingdom of Portugal, John V, 1706-50, 1000 réis of 1709, Lisbon mint. Very fine, Minor edge faults.)"

This quartinho was struck 1707-22, 1733, 1736-41, 1745-47 at Lisbon. With a forty year production run, one would suppose this coin to be common, and it is priced low in the SCWC, but it is in fact seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.69 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 2.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 182, Gomes 22.03, Fr-98.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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