Portugal 1712 2000 reis
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This specimen was lot 30928 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "João V gold 2000 Reis 1712, AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC. The central devices are mostly complete, with luster that has been softened by a past cleaning. While common for the type, several planchet striations (as made) remain visible on the reverse." This meia moeda was struck in Lisbon 1707-18, 1721 and 1725, after which this denomination was struck only in Brazil.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 183, Fr-96, Gomes-94.06.
- 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.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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