Brazil (1663) 200 reis

Heritage sale 61526, lot 21004

This specimen was lot 21004 in Heritage sale 61526 (Dallas, TX, July 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Brazil: Afonso VI Counterstamped 200 Reis (1663) VG Details (Environmental Damage) PCGS. Crowned 200 Reis (VF Details) on Portugal Tostao with Portuguese 120 Reis (1642)." The early settlers of Brazil made do with counterstamped Portuguese coins until mints were opened in the colony in the 1690's. Confusingly, another series of 200 réis counterstamps was executed in 1668 (KM 63.1).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: host coin 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 32, LMB-76.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 July 13 Spotlight: Brazil World Coins Showcase Auction #61526, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.

Links to:

• c.1643 counterstamped 120 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 50 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 75 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 100 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 125 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 150 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 250 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 300 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 500 réis
• c.1663 counterstamped 600 réis
• c.1668 counterstamped 200 réis
• Coins and currency dated 1663