Portugal 1777 10 reis
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This specimen was lot 43011 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $585.60. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 10 Reis, 1777. Lisbon Mint. Maria I & Pedro III. PCGS AU-58." Portugal struck an extensive series of copper coins in the eighteenth century which saw long and hard circulation. As a result, they are very scarce in choice condition. This type was issued 1777-79. A "thin X" variety exists for 1777. Ten réis was half a vintém.
Recorded mintage: 1,202,371.
Specification: 12.7 g, copper, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-262; Gomes-05.01.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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