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This type was struck 1791-92 and 1797-99. In the old, predecimal system, 20 réis = 1 vintém, 24 vinténs = 1 cruzado and 1600 réis = 1 escudo. Portuguese copper coins of the 1700's turn up occasionally but are generally in poor condition after several centuries of circulation.  
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This type was struck 1791-92 and 1797-99. In the old, predecimal system, 20 réis = 1 vintém, 24 vinténs = 1 cruzado and 1600 réis = 1 escudo. Portuguese copper coins of the 1700's turn up occasionally but are generally in poor condition after several centuries of circulation. The second specimen was lot 1102 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Portugal|PORTUGAL]]: Maria I, 1777-1799, AE 5 reis, 1799, a lovely original coin, PCGS graded MS62 RB, ex Joe Sedillot Collection."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 33,466.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 33,466.
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* 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.  
 
* 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.
 
* 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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* <sup>[2]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Internet Auction 28'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
  
 
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* [[Portugal 1798 200 reis|1798 200 réis]]
 
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* [[Portugal 1799 10 reis|1799 X réis]]
 
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* [[Portugal (1799-1816) 60 reis|(1799-1816) 60 réis]]
 
* [[Portugal (1799-1816) 60 reis|(1799-1816) 60 réis]]
 
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Revision as of 11:12, 31 July 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Portugal 1799 V reis rev DSLR.jpg

This type was struck 1791-92 and 1797-99. In the old, predecimal system, 20 réis = 1 vintém, 24 vinténs = 1 cruzado and 1600 réis = 1 escudo. Portuguese copper coins of the 1700's turn up occasionally but are generally in poor condition after several centuries of circulation. The second specimen was lot 1102 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[2] noted, "PORTUGAL: Maria I, 1777-1799, AE 5 reis, 1799, a lovely original coin, PCGS graded MS62 RB, ex Joe Sedillot Collection."

Recorded mintage: 33,466.

Specification: 6.3 g, copper, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 305, Gomes-02.04.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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