Brazil 1754-R 300 reis - Revision history

LatinKing2020: added third specimen

2025-04-14T21:26:03Z

added third specimen

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "6400 réis]]" to "6,400 réis]]"

2024-02-07T17:31:21Z

Text replacement - "6400 réis]]" to "6,400 réis]]"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2008." to "* Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2015."

2023-08-07T21:23:31Z

Text replacement - "* Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2008." to "* Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2015."

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

2023-08-04T23:01:14Z

Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

LatinKing2020: revised link

2022-02-12T04:55:05Z

revised link

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2021-01-18T01:55:23Z

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[[Image:Brazil 1754R 300 reis cs obv Heritage 3009-20426.jpg|300px|thumb|image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
[[Image:Brazil 1754R 300 reis cs rev Heritage 3009-20426.jpg|300px|thumb|image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|another specimen with 1809 counterstamp, from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This silver 300 réis was minted at the Rio mint for [[Brazil]] in 1754-64. This coin would have traded in the 18th century at about one-third of a Spanish dollar. The specimen is lot 20426 in Heritage sale 3009 (Chicago, April 2010). The catalog description[1] noted, "Jose I 300 Reis 1754R with Countermark, AVF, cleaned at one time and now nicely toned with a pleasing golden sheen in the recessed areas." This type is scarce; the contemporary Bahia issue of 1752-60 (KM 178) is rare. This specimen was counterstamped in 1809 per the paragraph below to raise its value to 320 réis.

The catalog[1] commented on the "J-series" as follows: "During the reign of José I (1750-1777), with gold flowing out of the mines in the province of Minas Gerais, coins of the so-called 'J series' were struck at the Rio (R) and Bahia (B) mints for circulation in Minas. The purpose of these coins, with odd denominations of 75, 150, 300 and 600 Réis, was to facilitate the gold trade in the province. Gold value was determined in multiples of 150 Réis and corresponded to 4.5 grains (75 Réis), 9 grains (150 Réis), 18 grains (300 réis) and so on. Towards the end of the 18th century, as gold in the Minas mines diminished, the coins of the J-series were countermarked with a 'mini-shield' elevating its value to the standard 80, 160, 320, 640 Réis. Subsequently, in the first decades of the 19th century, the coins of the J series were restruck all together. Coins of this type are some of the most charismatic and challenging series in the vast realm of Brazilian numismatics, and finding a coin in higher than VF condition is extremely difficult."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 9.06 g, .917 fine silver, .267 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 186, Russo 211 (prior to counterstamp), now KM 298, Russo 267.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
* 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.
* 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.
* [1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

''Link to:''
* [[Brazil 1749 640 reis|1749 640 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1752-B 75 reis|1752-B 75 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1752-B 300 reis|1752-B 300 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1754-R 75 reis|1754-R 75 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1754-R 150 reis|1754-R 150 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1754-B 300 reis|1754-B 300 réis with 1809 counterstamp]]
* [[Brazil 1754-B 600 reis|1754-B 600 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1754-R 600 reis|1754-R 600 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1754-R 6400 reis|1754-R 6400 réis]]
* [[Brazil 1757-B 300 reis|1757-B 300 réis]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1754]]
* [[On the availability of "J" series Brazilian coins]]
* return to coins of [[Brazil]]

[[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3009]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

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 [[Image:Brazil 1754R 300 reis cs obv Heritage 3009-20426.jpg|300px|thumb|image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
 [[Image:Brazil 1754R 300 reis cs rev Heritage 3009-20426.jpg|300px|thumb|image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
-[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|another specimen with 1809 counterstamp, from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
+[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis obv DSL.jpg|300px|thumb|another specimen with 1809 counterstamp, from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
-[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]
+[[Image:Brazil 1754 300 reis rev DSL.jpg|300px|thumb]]
 This silver 300 réis was minted at the Rio mint for [[Brazil]] in 1754-64. This coin would have traded in the 18th century at about one-third of a Spanish dollar. The specimen is lot 20426 in Heritage sale 3009 (Chicago, April 2010). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Jose I 300 Reis 1754R with Countermark, AVF, cleaned at one time and now nicely toned with a pleasing golden sheen in the recessed areas."  This type is scarce; the contemporary Bahia issue of 1752-60 (KM 178) is rare. This specimen was counterstamped in 1809 per the paragraph below to raise its value to 320 réis.

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 * [[Brazil 1754-B 600 reis|1754-B 600 réis]]
 * [[Brazil 1754-R 600 reis|1754-R 600 réis]]
-* [[Brazil 1754-R 6400 reis|1754-R 6400 réis]]
+* [[Brazil 1754-R 6400 reis|1754-R 6,400 réis]]
 * [[Brazil 1755-R 300 reis|1755-R 300 réis]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1754]]

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 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * 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.
+* Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, ''Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed.'' Sao Paulo, 2015.
 * 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.
 * <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3009: World Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 9.06 g, .917 fine silver, .267 troy oz ASW.
+''Specification:'' 9.06 g, 0.917 fine silver, .267 troy oz ASW.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 186, Russo 211 (prior to counterstamp), now KM 298, Russo 267.