Portugal 1729 800 reis
This specimen was lot 43256 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Escudo, 1729. Lisbon Mint. Joao V. NGC AU Details--Graffiti." This type was struck in Lisbon 1723-50 and is often catalogued as a half escudo even tho it preceded the introduction of the Spanish half escudo by some fifteen years and contained about 10% more gold. Despite the low value listed in the SCWC, this little coin is quite scarce and one should expect to pay substantially over the estimate on the infrequent occasions it comes up for sale. While the basic type was struck for the whole of João reign, changes in the design of the shield on the reverse has caused the SCWC to break the issue into subtypes, of which this is KM-218.7. This denomination was last issued in 1821 during the reign of João VI. Brazilian 800 réis were struck 1727-86.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.78 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-92; KM-218.7.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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- 1726 800 réis = ½ escudo
- 1727 X réis
- 1727 12,800 réis = dobra
- 1728 400 réis = cruzado novo
- 1729 400 réis = cruzado novo
- 1729 12,800 réis = dobra
- 1730 400 réis = cruzado novo
- 1730 800 réis = ½ escudo
- 1730 1600 réis = 1 escudo
- 1730 6,400 réis = 1 peça
- Coins and currency dated 1729