Portugal 1838 1000 reis

Heritage sale 3064, lot 31522

This specimen was lot 31522 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Maria II 1000 Reis 1838/6 UNC Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC. A fairly scarce date, with a mintage of just 3,959 pieces, and a variety featuring a portion of the '6' under the final digit of the date. Though exhibiting some light cleaning, the hairlines are not overly obtrusive, and a good deal of luster still remains. Assuredly, one of the finest of this date which one could hope to obtain. A similar specimen, but with some obvious issues on the obverse, realized a hammer of €800 in late 2014." Shown is a silver thousand réis or coroa of 1838; the overdate is not noted in the SCWC. It was struck 1837-45 in very limited numbers. Maria II reigned 1834-53 after overcoming the usurpation of her uncle Miguel I. The next silver coroa struck (KM 539 of 1898) was only 25 grams.

Recorded mintage: 3,959.

Specification: 29.6 g, 0.917 fine silver, .872 troy oz ASW, 36.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 472, Dav-265, Gomes-40.02.

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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.
Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.

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