Portugal 1875 50 reis
This specimen was lot 32658 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. 50 Reis, 1875. Lisbon Mint. Luis I. PCGS MS-62. An attractive example with iridescent toning and an almost prooflike nature when cradled in hand." This type, the size of a half dime, was struck in Lisbon 1874-80 and 1886-89. It superseded a similar type (KM 506.1) with a slightly smaller diameter. King Luis ruled 1861-89. There was one issue of a silver fifty réis during the reign of Carlos (KM 536) after which the coin was converted to copper-nickel.
Recorded mintage: unknown but the best date.
Specification: 1.25 g, 0.917 fine silver, 15.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-506.2; Gomes-08.07.
- 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.
- Reis, Lina, Anuário de Numismática, Moedas e notas 2010, 31ª ediçao, Lisbon: Publinummis, Lda, 2009.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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