Portugal 1768 3200 reis

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1537

This specimen was lot 1537 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PORTUGAL Königreich, Jose I. 1750-1777. 1/2 Peça (3200 Reis) 1768, Lissabon. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Henkel- und Tragespuren. (kingdom of Portugal, Joseph I, 1750-77, half gold piece or 3200 réis of 1768, Lisbon mint. Rare, About very fine, Mount mark and traces of wear.)"

This type was struck 1751, 1768 and 1772-76. All the dates are scarce. The king's name is always spelled "JOSEPHUS" on this denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 246, Gomes 50.02, Fr-102.

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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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