Portugal 1729 400 reis

Goldberg sale 122, lot 1961

This specimen was lot 1961 in Goldberg sale 122 (Los Angeles, June 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Portugal. 400 Reis, 1729. Joao V, 1706-1750. Crown over name. Reverse: Cross. The finest example graded at NGC. NGC graded MS-65. Yifu Che Collection." This type was struck in Lisbon 1718-48 and is often listed as a cruzado novo. It was officially worth 400 réis but traded for 480 réis.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.07 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-100; KM-201.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 122: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2021.

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• 1728 400 réis = cruzado novo
• 1729 800 réis = ½ escudo
• 1729 12,800 réis = dobra
• 1730 400 réis = cruzado novo
• Coins and currency dated 1729