Brazil (1663) 300 reis
This specimen was lot 40430 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,116. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRAZIL. 300 Reis, ND (1663). NGC EF Details--Environmental Damage. Alfonso VI (1656-67). Type III, crowned 300 Reis countermark struck over a type I, crowned 240 Reis countermark, on an undated Spanish cross and shield type, Philip III 4 Reales of Toledo Mint. Old collection number on reverse. Darkly toned obverse. Host coin VERY FINE, countermark EXTREMELY FINE." This type is rare; it is listed in the SCWC as a "type III" countermark. In 1695 mints were opened in Brazil, obviating the need for countermarks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: host coin 13.54 g, .931 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-18.2; LDMB-011; Gomes-03.02.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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