Portugal 1760 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 21722 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description[1] noted, "Jose I gold 4 Escudos (6400 Reis) 1760, AU55 NGC, a handsome example with well-struck details and subtle original patina, just a few light adjustment marks on the cheek." This type was struck 1750-76 but is seldom seen compared to similar coins that were struck in Brazil.
Recorded mintage: 364,394.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW, 31.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-101, KM 240, Gomes-53.11.
- 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.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
- 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.
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