Goa 1860 1/2 pardao

Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 47674

This specimen was lot 47674 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Portuguese India. Goa. 1/2 Pardao (150 Reis), 1860. Goa Mint. Pedro V. NGC AU-58." This is the last issue of the denomination. In 1871, the Goa mint was closed and milled coinage from the British mints was introduced.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.80-2.95 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-280; Gomes-05.02.

Sources:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1857 ½ pardao (150 réis)
• 1861 rupia
• Coins and currency dated 1860