Brazil 1748-R 160 reis
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This silver 160 réis was minted at Rio for Brazil in 1748-50. This coin would have traded in the 18th century as one-sixth of a Spanish dollar. The catalog lists it rather cheaply but it is a seldom seen type.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.83 g, .917 fine silver, .142 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 156.1 or 156.2.
- 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.
- Amato, Claudio, Irlei S. Neves and Arnaldo Russo, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 12a ed. Sao Paulo, 2008.
- 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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