 960 Reis 1812 choice uncirculated (Alex Siegle, Houston, TX) |
"Reis" is pronounced "Hase" in English. I've gotten this directly from a real Brazilain who was visting this weekend & who was forced to look at my coins. I've not had any luck whatsoever in getting pieces issued before 1800. |
Brazil followed a different path than Latin America in that it was owned by Portugal, not Spain. when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal the king (John VI) escaped to Brazil unlike the Spanish monarchs who remained to be captured. |
 960 Reis 1816 choice uncirculated "blunt die style" (probably a local Houston coin show) |
Brazilian coins are the least expensive examples of high grade early crowns (silver dollar sized coins) available. For this reason I've accumulated many of these pieces in mint state: perhaps I just can't turn them down when offered to me. Dates from 1812 to 1819 are extremely common and were frequently overstruck on Spanish colonial crowns. |
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 960 Reis 1816 prooflike uncirculated "fine die style" struck over a Potosi 1808 PJ 8R (Alex Siegle) |
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 960 Reis 1819 choice uncirculated struck over Peru 8R Km117 (Alex Siegle) |
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 640 Reis 1824 choice uncirculated (Alex Siegle) |
my only non-960 early denomination. |
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 960 Reis 1823 choice uncirculated struck over Mo Chas IIII armoured Bust (Alex Siegle) |
catalogs $85 in Krause in ms. Unfortunately I was forced to pay more. |
Before returning to Portugal in
1821 John made his son Dom Pedro I regent of Brazil. This is my only 960 coin of Dom Pedro I. He is described as an autocratic ruler who was forced to abdicate in favor of this 5 year-old son Dom Pedro II in 1831 |