Portugal 1746 6400 reis

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 21605
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This specimen was lot 21605 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Peca (6400 Reis), 1746. Lisbon Mint. Joao V. NGC MS-62. A fairly difficult piece to discover in an attractive mint state grade, the present example is a clear cut above the rest, being the finest graded by NGC for the date. Some light hairlines and adjustment marks are observed, but it remains a solid, near choice specimen." This type was struck 1723-50 but is seldom seen compared to similar coins that were struck in Brazil.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-221.9; Fr-86.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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