João Prince Regent
827. Brazil (Minas Gerais), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 830. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1812crowned-arms counterstamp (1808) on a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1797PP. Russo-450; KM-242. 26.44 grams.
Counterstamp XF, host VF+ with light toning all over and faint underlying luster, broad flan, crude rim with rim-bump at top. Estimate: $400-$600.
B, struck over a Valencia, Spain, 8 reales, 1811GS. Russo-397;
Bold and lustrous AU+ (no toning) with only traces of the undercoin visible but enough to attribute (unusual host). With old envelope from previous collector. Estimate: $300-$450. KM-307.1. 26.69 grams.
828. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 831. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1811-B, struck over a Spanish or Spanish colonial bust 8 reales dated 1806. Russo-396; KM-307.1. 26.83 grams. Lustrous AU+
with much of the undercoin visible (just not the mint or assayer, but the date rather clear), toning around details. With old envelope from previous collector. Estimate: $250-$375.
829. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1812B, struck over a Seville, Spain, 8 reales, 1809CN.
Russo-397;
KM-307.1. 26.71 grams. Lustrous AU+ with nice toning, much undercoin data visible, particularly the date. With old envelope from previous collector. Estimate: $300-$450.
1813-B, struck over a Cádiz, Spain, 8 reales, 1813CJ. Russo-398;
Toned AU with underlying luster with much undercoin data visible, particularly the king’s ordinal VII. With old envelope from previous collector. Estimate: $250-$375.
KM-307.1. 26.83 grams.
832. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1815R, struck over a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, assayer PJ.
Russo-425; KM-307.3. 26.74 grams. Choice, lustrous Mint State with nice
light toning, some undercoin details visible but not the date. Estimate: $250-$375.
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