Portugal 1831 40 reis
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This specimen was lot 72361 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 40 Reis (Pataco), 1831. Lisbon Mint. Miguel I. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. Despite the noted cleaning, which is rather minor and inoffensive, this charming specimen provides a level of detail and overall quality that is SCARCELY observed in the type." This type (pataco) was struck 1829-33 by the usurper Michael I. It is not rare but very scarce in collectible condition. Decimal coinage was introduced in 1837.
Recorded Mintage: 1,391,000.
Specification: 38.2 g, bronze, 36.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 391.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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