Portugal 1861 5000 reis
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 21748 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Pedro V gold 5000 Reis 1861, MS62 NGC, full mint brilliance with a light frost to the bust, minor handling in the exposed fields." This type appeared after the conversion to decimal coinage in 1836. It was struck 1860-61 but is seldom seen compared to later issues that featured Luis I.
Recorded mintage: 81,000.
Specification: 8.87 g, 0.917 fine gold, .261 troy oz AGW, 25 mm diameter; this specimen: 8.87 grams.
Catalog reference: KM 505, Gomes-12.02.
- 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.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
- 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.
Link to: