Portugal 1785 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 25275 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description[1] noted, "Maria I & Pedro III gold 4 Escudos (Peca) 1785, AU58 NGC, highly lustrous surfaces with minimal contact marks." This type was struck 1782-85. In 1785 the king died and Maria ruled alone. The subsequent type (KM 290) deleted the king's bust. Varieties exist with and without a dot at the end of the obverse legend.
Recorded mintage: 49,951 (all varieties).
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW, 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 271, Gomes-27.15.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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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