Brazil 1729-R 12800 reis

Eliasberg lot 1138

This specimen was lot 1138 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $25,300. The catalog description^[1] noted, "1729 12,800 reis. Rio mint. MS-65 (NGC). Laureate head of João V to right, legends and date around/crowned oval arms. Bright yellow gold with exceptional lustre and prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Very well struck, very thin adjustment mark across obverse below eye, a few trivial handling marks but nearly pristine. A very impressive specimen. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." The type was struck in Rio 1727-31.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.68 g, 0.917 fine gold, .845 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 26.68 grams, 32.90 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-40, KM 140.

Source:

• ^[1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
• 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.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.

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