Portugal 1768 1600 reis
This specimen was lot 30003 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PORTUGAL. Escudo (1600 Reis), 1768. Lisbon Mint. Jose I. NGC AU-58. The finer of only two certified examples on either the NGC or PCGS population reports. This nicely preserved and gently circulated example displays a pleasing pale gold coloration with a hint of faint orange on the high points and portions of the fields. The surfaces offer pleasing satiny luster with well-formed devices. Though boldly struck an area of adjustment marks on both sides has prevented complete embossment of the design features in the upper center of the obverse and corresponding reverse. A VERY RARE minor gold issue with few known examples, let alone in this Choice Almost Uncirculated condition, and is sure to excite even the most advanced of collectors." This specimen was offered again as lot 75602 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,440. This scarce type was struck 1751, 1764-65, 1768 and 1775-76. The king's name is always spelled "JOSEPHUS" on this denomination.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.58 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-103; KM-245.1; Gomes-Jo47.04.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Sáez Salgado, Javier, Moedas de Ouro de Portugal, 1185-1889, Lisbon, Numisma Leiloes, 2001.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
Link to:
- 1751 1600 réis = escudo
- 1764 X réis
- 1766 400 réis = 1 cruzado
- 1767 200 réis
- 1768 1000 réis = quartinho
- 1768 3200 réis = ½ peça
- 1768 6,400 réis = 1 peça
- 1770 6,400 réis = 1 peça
- 1776 1600 réis = escudo
- Coins and currency dated 1768