Portugal 1825 400 reis
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This specimen was lot 35234 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $352. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 400 Reis, 1825. NGC Unc Details--Surface Hairlines." This type was struck 1818-25 during the reign of king João VI (1816-26). This coin is the closest thing to a crown issued by Portugal during this period. The 400 réis or pinto was struck until 1837, when Portuguese currency was reformed and decimalized. At that time, this coin was replaced by a 1000 réis piece weighing 29.6 grams.
Recorded mintage: 28,471, a better date.
Specification: 14.7 g, 0.917 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-358; Gomes-12.07 (low crown, shown here) or Gomes-12.19 (high crown), Dav-261.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
- 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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