Portugal 1780 800 reis
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This specimen was lot 49198 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 800 Reis (1/2 Escudo), 1780. Lisbon Mint. Maria I & Pedro III. NGC MS-63." This denomination is often catalogued as a half escudo but was actually an 800 réis. This type was struck 1777-78, 1780 and 1784 only and is quite scarce despite the modest catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-110; KM-269.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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- 1778 800 réis = ½ escudo
- 1779 1600 réis = escudo
- 1780 6,400 réis = peça
- 1787 800 réis = ½ escudo
- Coins and currency dated 1780