Portugal 1812 6400 reis
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This specimen was lot 24817 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,410. The catalog description[1] noted, "João VI Regent Peca (6400 Reis) 1812, MS62 NGC, lightly toned and original with full underlying mint luster, just a few small marks in the left obverse field." This type was struck 1804-16 but is seldom seen compared to similar coins that were struck in Brazil. On the death of his mother in 1816, João dropped the title of Prince Regent and became king.
Recorded mintage: 25,185.
Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW, 31.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 336, Gomes-32.09 (plain cross, shown here) and Gomes-32.10 (radiant cross).
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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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