Portugal 1833 40 reis KM-391

Stack's Bowers 2014 ANA sale, lot 30844

The first specimen was lot 30844 in Stack's Bowers ANA auction (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $158.63. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 40 Reis, 1833. NGC AU-50 BN. Miguel I." The pataco or forty réis was struck both by Miguel I (shown here) and Maria II (KM 402) in 1833. In 1836, the coinage was reformed and made decimal.

Recorded mintage: 1,780,240.

Specification: 38.2 g, bronze, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-391; Gomes-04.15.

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 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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