Portugal 1778 3200 reis
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This specimen was lot 22465 in Heritage sale 3021 (New York, January 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Maria I & Pedro III gold 2 Escudos (3200 Reis) 1778, XF45 NGC, very scarce type struck in two years only, boldly detailed with toned luster." The two years noted by the auction catalog are 1778 (shown here) and 1784. The full size peça (6,400 réis) was struck in large numbers in Portugal and Brazil but the fractional denominations are rare.
Recorded mintage: 3,013.
Specification: 7.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, .210 troy oz AGW, 25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 274, Gomes-25.01.
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- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
- 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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