Portugal 1782 6400 reis

Sincona sale 18, lot 3027

This specimen was lot 3027 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,000 (about US$1,318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Peca 1782. Lissabon. Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of Portugal, peça of 1782, Lisbon mint, choice extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1782-85 but is seldom seen compared to similar coins that were struck in Brazil.

Recorded mintage: 41,528.

Specification: 14.34 g, 0.917 fine gold, .423 troy oz AGW, 32 mm diameter; this specimen 14.31 g.

Catalog reference: Gomes 27.09, Fr-107, KM 281.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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