Portugal 1834 7500 reis
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This specimen was lot 968 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $1,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 7,500 Reis (Peca), 1834. Sharply struck. NGC AU-58." The peça, originally a 6400 réis piece, was raised to 7500 réis in 1825 and struck in that form until 1835. In 1836, the coinage was reformed and made decimal. Other peças exist for Maria II but are much rarer.
Recorded mintage: 32,000.
Specification: 14.34 g, .917 gold, .423 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-141; KM-405; Gomes-19.01.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.
- 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.
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