Difference between revisions of "Brazil 1720-B 4000 reis"
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| − | ''Specification:'' 10.75 g, .917 fine gold, .317 troy oz AGW. | + | ''Specification:'' 10.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, .317 troy oz AGW. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 106, Fr-30, LMB-O66. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 106, Fr-30, LMB-O66. | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 4 August 2023
This gold 4000 réis was minted at the Rio mint for Brazil during 1707-27, along with gold 1000 and 2000 réis. The commonest Brazilian gold coin of the early eighteenth century was the 4000 réis, called a "moidore" in English speaking countries. This specimen was lot 30433 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "João V gold 4000 Reis 1720-B MS61 NGC, Bahia mint. An exceptionally lustrous piece, yielding to the viewer an array of pleasing features, such as an entrancing golden-orange tone and sharply struck devices. Tremendous eye-appeal abounds throughout. From the Ipanema Collection." Rio also minted this type; its issues are quite a bit more available. This denomination was reduced to 8.06 grams in 1749 and it is likely many of the earlier specimens were melted.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, .317 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 106, Fr-30, LMB-O66.
- 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.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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