Portugal 1821 3200 reis
This specimen was lot 23478 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Peca (3200 Reis - 2 Escudos), 1821. Lisbon Mint. Joao VI. NGC AU Details--Removed from Jewelry. The third date in a rather brief series, this specimen boasting the second-lowest mintage among the four dates, does exhibit some evidence of prior use as a jewelry piece. Nevertheless, it represents a great opportunity for a difficult and fairly RARE specimen." This type was issued in small numbers 1818-23; the 1822 is the most common date. The last peça was struck in 1835 during the reign of Maria II; decimal coinage was introduced in 1837.
Recorded mintage: 196.
Specification: 7.15 g, .917 gold, .210 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-129; KM-363.
- 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, 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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- 1818 3200 réis = ½ peça
- 1821 40 réis = pataco
- 1821 400 réis
- 1821 1000 réis = quartinho
- 1822 3200 réis = ½ peça
- Coins and currency dated 1821