Proof Pattern 960-Reis, 1809, in silver with a plain edge, inverted reverse (Gomes, E2.01; KM.Pn8), obv., JOANNES D:G:PORT:ET BRAS:D:P:REGENS around crowned arms, date split by crown, 960 to left of arms, three quatrefoils to right, rev., SIGN. NATA STAB.SUBQ around globe on pedestals, Proof, toned, mirror surfaces, very rare

960-REIS

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Proof Pattern 960-Reis, 1809, in silver with a plain edge, inverted reverse (Gomes, E2.01; KM.Pn8), obv., JOANNES D:G:PORT:ET BRAS:D:P:REGENS around crowned arms, date split by crown, 960 to left of arms, three quatrefoils to right, rev., SIGN. NATA STAB.SUBQ around globe on pedestals, Proof, toned, mirror surfaces, very rare

Lot Essay

This rare and beautiful pattern is accompanied by an envelope from Alvaro de Salles Oliveira, a coin dealer from São Paulo, Brazil. The envelope gives such information (all in Portuguese) as monarch, value, date, metal, and other pertinent facts, and calls the piece "muito raro (very rare)." The envelope traces the coin's pedigree from the collection of one A. Solano de Barros, and states the date of acquisition as September, 1931.