Portugal 1819 200 reis
This specimen was lot 74476 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 12 Vintens (240 Reis), 1819. Lisbon Mint. Joao VI. NGC AU-58. A lovely example of a SCARCE type, displaying subtly rubescent toning on its bright, lustrous surfaces. The details are perfectly struck and exhibit only faint signs of handling. This highly original piece is sure to suit the quality-conscious collector of Portuguese silver issues." This type was struck 1818-22 in small quantities for João VI. Tho marked 200 réis, it traded for 240 réis. This denomination was terminated in 1830. When the 200 réis was resumed in 1838, it was a decimal coin weighing 5.92 g, reduced to 5 g in 1854.
Recorded mintage: 24,000, the highest mintage date.
Specification: 7.35 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-357; Gomes-11.02.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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