Portugal 1826 40 reis
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This specimen was lot 35233 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $717. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 40 Reis (Pataco), 1826. NGC AU-50 BN." This type, a forty réis or pataco was struck 1826-28 and is scarce in nice condition. These heavy bronze coins received much abuse and are normally found in low grade. King Pedro IV was the erstwhile Emperor of Brazil who returned to Portugal to defend the rights of his daughter (who would become Maria II) from the designs of his brother Michael. Decimal coinage was introduced in 1837.
Recorded mintage: 1,253,000.
Specification: 38.2 g, bronze, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-373; Gomes-01.01.
- 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.
- Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
- 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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