Portugal 1776 800 reis

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 23150

This specimen was lot 23150 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Escudo, 1776. Jose I (1750-77). PCGS AU-53 Secure Holder. Light attractive toning." This type is noted for 1751 and 1765-76 along with KM 244.2 with IOSEPHUS in the obverse legend. Tho not expensive in the SCWC, it is seldom seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.79 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-244.1; Fr-104.

Source:

• 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.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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