Portugal 1735 6400 reis

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Sincona sale 43, lot 3686

This specimen was lot 3686 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,057 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PORTUGAL, João V. 1706-1750 Peca 1735. Lissabon. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (kingdom of Portugal, John V, 1706-50, peça of 1735, Lisbon mint. Very rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was the 6400 réis or "joe" struck in large quantities in Portugal and Brazil in the eighteenth century. The early dates (1723-32) are priced about double the later dates (1735-50).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .421 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 221, Gomes 54.11. Fr-86.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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