Portugal 1716 1000 reis

Sedwick sale 9, lot 147

Goldberg sale 67, lot 3755

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles

This type 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. There is a very similar issue from Brazil (Bahia and Minas Gerais), equally scarce. The first specimen was lot 147 in Sedwick sale 9 (Winter Park, FL, April 2011), where it sold for $460. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Lisbon, Portugal, 1000 reis, John V, 1716. Bold XF with old scratch in bottom of shield, curious die-clashing at date." The second specimen was lot 3755 in Goldberg sale 67 (Los Angeles, January 2012), where it sold for $230. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Portugal. 1000 Reis, 1716. João V, 1706-1750. Arms. Reverse: Cross. About Very Fine."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.69 g, 0.917 fine gold, .079 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter; the first specimen 2.3 grams.

Catalog reference: Fr-98; Gomes-88.12; KM-182.

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.
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]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #9, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2011.
^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey, Paul Rynearson and Jason Bradford, Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient & World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2011.

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