Portugal 1831 3750 reis
This specimen was lot 41384 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 1/2 Peca (2 Escudos - 3750 Reis), 1831. Lisbon Mint. Miguel I. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. A RARE and exceptionally difficult coin in any grade, this piece survives from an emission of just 225 pieces. A brilliant example, lustrous with pleasing old-collection tone marred only by a small dig in the field just behind the portrait of the monarch." This type was struck 1830-31 only by the usurper Michael I. Originally valued at 6400 réis, the peça was valued upwards to 7500 réis in 1826. The last peça was struck in 1835 during the reign of Maria II; decimal coinage was introduced in 1837.
Recorded mintage: 225.
Specification: 7.15 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-139; KM-396.
- 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 August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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