Portugal 1830 200 reis

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22895

This specimen was lot 22895 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 200 Reis, 1830. NGC MS-61. Quite elusive in UNCIRCULATED and highly desirable as such. Moderately dark toning with a deep amalgam of color on the surfaces." This type was struck 1829-30 only and is the last of the denomination prior to the decimal reform of 1836. Far more extensive in types and availability is its larger sister, the 400 réis or pinto. King Michael was a usurper who was finally driven out in 1834 in favor of his niece, queen Maria II.

Recorded mintage: 6,594.

Specification: 7.3 g, 0.917 fine silver, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-392; Gomes-10.05.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1827 40 réis
• 1829 200 réis
• 1830 40 réis
• 1830 400 réis, cruzado novo
• 1830 3750 réis
• 1830 7500 réis
• 1832 400 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1830
• return to coins of Portugal