Portugal 1746 400 reis
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This specimen was lot 967 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $356.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 400 Reis, 1746. João V (1706-50). Marked as 400 Reis but in fact equal to 480 Reis. Legend separated by crosses. Several light scratches on the reverse, EXTREMELY FINE." This cruzado novo was raised from 400 réis to 480 réis in the devaluation of 1749. The type, struck 1718-48, has a low catalog value but is seldom seen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.07 g, 0.917 fine gold, .031 troy oz AGW, reeded edge, 14 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-100; KM-201; Gomes-84.16.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.
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- 1743 800 réis
- 1744 400 réis
- 1746 800 réis = ½ escudo
- 1746 6,400 réis = 1 peça
- 1748 400 réis = cruzado novo
- Coins and currency dated 1746
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