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Lot 653. Pedro II CU-NI 50 Reis 1871, extremely rare

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Extremely rare
Pedro II CU-NI 50 Reis 1871, extremely rare

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 18th, 22:37:40 CEST)
Current time: Friday, May 3rd, 02:11:04 CEST

Price realised: CHF 6'500.00 (10 bids)
Approx. EUR 6'653.37 / USD 7'129.41 / GBP 5'690.60

High bidder: Bidder 3

eAuction #56, Lot 653. Estimate: CHF 2'500.00

Brazil. Pedro II. CU-NI 50 Reis 1871 (22 mm, 7.14 g).
KM Pn143 (7500 $); Russo 1.

Extremely rare, only 143 specimens minted. Virtually as struck and almost FDC.

There has been discussion whether this piece is either a pattern or a coin. Prober in his 1960 "Catalogue of Brazilian Coins" lists this as an Ensaio or pattern. Later numismatic research pointed to it being an actual strike for circulation but evidently only the 100 and 200 Reis of this series actually made into circulation. Records indicate that only 143 were struck of which only very few actually exist today.



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