Brazil 1826-R 960 reis

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from the Mountain Groan Collection

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This type was struck 1823-27 in large quantities at Rio and Bahia. All known specimens are overstruck, usually on Peruvian or Bolivian portrait dollars but many other undertypes are known. Specimens are even reported struck over counterfeits.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 26.89 g, 0.896 fine silver, .775 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 368.1, LMDB-P507.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Pimentel, Alvaro Mendes, Catálogo de Moedas Brasileiras de 1643 a 1962, 9a Ed., Rio de Janeiro, 1962.
• Amato, Claudio, and Irlei S. Neves, Livro das Moedas do Brasil, 14a ed. Sao Paulo, 2015.

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