Joao V gold 10000 Reis 1727-M, KM116, Russo-247, Gomes-104.04, AU55 NGC. Bright luster, with well-defined devices. This near-mint example exhibits only a slight bit of rubbing and the surfaces display no more marks than one might expect of the grade. Realized $5,581.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V gold 10000 Reis 1727-M, KM116, Russo-247, Gomes-104.04, AU55 NGC. Bright luster, with well-defined devices. This near-mint example exhibits only a slight bit of rubbing and the surfaces display no more marks than one might expect of the grade. Realized $5,581.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V gold 4000 Reis 1725-B, KM106, Russo-71, AU58 NGC. A rare date with tantalizing luster in the fields. Graces of lovely orange-red coloration on the surfaces deepen at the peripheries. A coin that was missing from the RLM Collection, this is the lone specimen certified by NGC and is the first we have had the pleasure of offering for sale. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $2,350.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V gold 4000 Reis 1725-B, KM106, Russo-71, AU58 NGC. A rare date with tantalizing luster in the fields. Graces of lovely orange-red coloration on the surfaces deepen at the peripheries. A coin that was missing from the RLM Collection, this is the lone specimen certified by NGC and is the first we have had the pleasure of offering for sale. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $2,350.00. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V gold 4000 Reis 1722-B, KM106, Russo-68, MS64 NGC. An amazing survivor from the Bahia Mint, this example displays radiant obverse luster with impressive prooflike reflectivity on the reverse. The strike is also nearly full and attractively centered, an attribute often lacking on the Bahia type. Truly a near-Gem with a single mark in the lower left quadrant of the reverse cross that prevents the full Gem designation. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $4,406.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V gold 4000 Reis 1722-B, KM106, Russo-68, MS64 NGC. An amazing survivor from the Bahia Mint, this example displays radiant obverse luster with impressive prooflike reflectivity on the reverse. The strike is also nearly full and attractively centered, an attribute often lacking on the Bahia type. Truly a near-Gem with a single mark in the lower left quadrant of the reverse cross that prevents the full Gem designation. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $4,406.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V Gold 4000 Reis 1722-B, KM106, Russo-68, Gomes-102.09, MS65 NGC. An incredible example, unquestionably better than the MS61 sold in April of this year in our sale of the RLM Collection and a touch finer the also-impressive MS64 offered in the next lot. Rich, frosty orange-golden luster, with fully struck devices and mark-free surfaces. A Gem specimen in all aspects. This is the single finest piece certified by either NGC or PCGS. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $6,756.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Joao V Gold 4000 Reis 1722-B, KM106, Russo-68, Gomes-102.09, MS65 NGC. An incredible example, unquestionably better than the MS61 sold in April of this year in our sale of the RLM Collection and a touch finer the also-impressive MS64 offered in the next lot. Rich, frosty orange-golden luster, with fully struck devices and mark-free surfaces. A Gem specimen in all aspects. This is the single finest piece certified by either NGC or PCGS. Ex: ?Colonel? E.H.R. Green; Green Estate? Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson. Realized $6,756.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Republic gold 8 Escudos 1840 PTS-LR, KM99, Fr-21, MS62 NGC. Obv. Bust of Bolivar right in military dress. Rev. Scenes from the arms of Bolivia. An attractive Mint State example, with full luster and a single obverse adjustment mark. Realized $5,581.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
Republic gold 8 Escudos 1840 PTS-LR, KM99, Fr-21, MS62 NGC. Obv. Bust of Bolivar right in military dress. Rev. Scenes from the arms of Bolivia. An attractive Mint State example, with full luster and a single obverse adjustment mark. Realized $5,581.25. Description courtesy of Heritage Auctions.
