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[[Image:Portugal 1789 800 reis S18-3031q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3031]]
 
[[Image:Portugal 1789 800 reis S18-3031q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3031]]
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[[Image:Portugal 1789 800 reis obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1/2 Escudo 1789. Lissabon. Gutes sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (kingdom of Portugal, half escudo of 1789, Lisbon mint, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> 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.
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The first specimen was lot 3031 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 350 (about US$461 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''1/2 Escudo 1789. Lissabon. Gutes sehr schön-sehr schön.'' (kingdom of Portugal, half escudo of 1789, Lisbon mint, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> 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.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 6,749.
  
''Specification:'' 1.79 g, .917 fine gold, .052 troy oz AGW, 16 mm diameter; this specimen: 1.78 g.  
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''Specification:'' 1.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, .052 troy oz AGW, 16 mm diameter; the first specimen: 1.78 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gomes 22.01. Fr-119, KM 296.
 
''Catalog reference:'' Gomes 22.01. Fr-119, KM 296.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|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.
 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* 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.
 
* Sáez Salgado, Javier, ''Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889,'' Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
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''Link to:''
 
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* [[Portugal 1787 800 reis|1787 800 réis]] = ½ escudo
 
* [[Portugal 1787 800 reis|1787 800 réis]] = ½ escudo
* [[Brazil 1787-R 6400 reis|Brazil 1787-R 6400 réis]]
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* [[Brazil 1787-R 6400 reis|Brazil 1787-R 6,400 réis]]
* [[Portugal 1789 6400 reis|1789 6400 réis]] = 1 peça  
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* [[Portugal 1789 6400 reis|1789 6,400 réis]] = 1 peça  
 
* [[Portugal 1790 400 reis|1790 400 reis]]
 
* [[Portugal 1790 400 reis|1790 400 reis]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1789]]
 
* return to coins of [[Portugal]]
 
* return to coins of [[Portugal]]
  
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 12:13, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 18, lot 3031
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Portugal 1789 800 reis rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 3031 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, 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; the first 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, Zürich: 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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