Portugal 1722 1000 reis
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This specimen was lot 237 in Sedwick sale 12 (Winter Park, FL, October 2012), where it sold for $649. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lisbon, Portugal, 1000 reis, João V, 1722. Choice XF/AU with luster, popular for jewelry." This type was struck in Lisbon 1707-47 and is often listed as a quartinho, probably because it was one quarter of a moeda d'ouro (4000 réis). It was officially worth 1000 réis but traded for 1200 réis.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.69 g, 0.917 fine gold, .079 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter; this specimen 2.7 grams.
Catalog reference: KM-182, Gomes-88.19.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel F., Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction #12, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC, 2012.
- 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.
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