Portugal 1789 800 reis

Sincona sale 18, lot 3031

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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.

Link to:

• 1787 800 réis = ½ escudo
• Brazil 1787-R 6,400 réis
• 1789 6,400 réis = 1 peça
• 1790 400 reis
• Coins and currency dated 1789
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