Portugal 1789 800 reis

Sincona sale 18, lot 3031

This specimen was lot 3031 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 350 (about US$461 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1/2 Escudo 1789. Lissabon. Gutes sehr schön-sehr schön. (kingdom of Portugal, half escudo of 1789, Lisbon mint, very fine or better.)"

This denomination is often catalogued as a half escudo but was actually an 800 réis. This type is listed for 1789, 1792 and 1796 and is likely much scarcer than the catalog indicates.

Recorded mintage: 6,749.

Specification: 1.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, .052 troy oz AGW, 16 mm diameter; this specimen: 1.78 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes 22.01. Fr-119, KM 296.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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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• 1787 800 réis = ½ escudo
• Brazil 1787-R 6,400 réis
• 1789 6,400 réis = 1 peça
• 1790 400 reis
• Coins and currency dated 1789
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