Portugal 1847 40 reis

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Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 47399
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This specimen was lot 47399 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 40 Reis, 1847. Porto Mint. Maria II. NGC AU-58. From the Richard Margolis Collection." This type, a forty réis or pataco was struck 1833-34 and 1847 and is scarce in nice condition. These heavy bronze coins received much abuse and are normally found in low grade. It is the last pataco as the coinage was reformed in that year.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 38 g, copper, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-402; Gomes-14.07.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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