Azores 1795 75 reis

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 22271

This specimen was lot 22271 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AZORES. 75 Reis, 1795. Maria I. PCGS MS-63 Gold Shield. Portuguese Administration issue. Impressively detailed with subtle luster over the gray toned surfaces. VERY RARE quality for this seldom-seen issue and presently the single finest example certified by either PCGS or NGC. Ex: Stack's (7/2001) Lot # 637." The Azores, then as now a dependency of Portugal, generally had to make do with copper coins. This type was struck 1794-95 only, and is the only issue of the denomination.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-6.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1795 20 réis
• 1795 300 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1795