View source for Brazil 1827-G 40 reis

[[Image:Brazil 1827G 40 reis obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Brazil 1827G 40 reis rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was struck at the Goias mint in [[Brazil]] in 1828. The minting of copper eighty réis began in 1693 and continued until 1833, well after independence. The eighty réis was the same size as that of the old forty réis. This type was struck at Bahia 1824-30, Cuiaba 1823-31, Goias 1823-30 and Rio 1823-31. Counterfeits are numerous, particularly of the Bahia issues, which were cruder than Rio issues.

By the 1830's, so many had been issued that the public began to refuse them. In 1835, the government called them in and countermarked them to half their former value to increase their acceptance. Private and counterfeit countermarks also exist, making this series confusing but fascinating to collect.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but common.

''Specification:'' copper, 2 oitavos (7.17 g).

''Catalog reference:'' KM 364.2 (without countermark), KM 427.2 (with countermark).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, ''Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed.,'' Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
* Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2008. 

''Link to:''
* [[Brazil 1823-G 75 reis|1823-G 75 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1823-R 80 reis|1823-R 80 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1827-B 20 reis|1827-B 20 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1827-R 40 reis|1827-R 40 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1827-R 640 reis|1827-R 640 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1827-R 4000 reis|1827-R 4000 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1827-R 6400 reis|1827-R 6,400 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1828-C 40 reis|1828-C 40 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1828-SP 80 reis|1828-SP 80 réis]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1827]]
* return to coins of [[Brazil]]

[[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]