Portugal 1887 5000 reis
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This specimen was lot 2888 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$664 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Luis I. 1861-1889. 5000 Reis 1887, Lissabon. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Portugal, Louis I, 1861-89, five thousand réis of 1887, Lisbon mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in Lisbon 1867-83, 1886-88 and is one of the more common of Portuguese gold coins. Gold 2000 and 10,000 réis bearing this portrait also exist along with a series of silver issues.
Recorded mintage: 44,000.
Specification: 8.87 g, 0.917 fine gold, .261 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8.90 g.
Catalog reference: Gomes-16.15, Fr-153; KM 516.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
- 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.
- 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.
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