Brazil (1663) 100 reis

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50332

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50330 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,292. The catalog description^[1] noted, BRAZIL. 100 Reis, ND (1663). NGC EF-40. Alfonso VI (1656-67). Type 4, crowned 100 Reis countermark on an undated 80 Reis of Joao IV of Porto Mint. Toned. Host coin VERY FINE, countermark EXTREMELY FINE." This type is rare; it is listed in the SCWC as a "type IV" countermark. This specimen sold for seven times its catalog value. In 1695 mints were opened in Brazil, obviating the need for countermarks.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-27; LDMB-020; Gomes-08.04.

Source:

• Krause, Chester L., and Colin R. Bruce II, Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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