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Brazilian Coins

The last numismatic blast of the summer of 2009 went off with an $18.4 million flourish in Heritage Auctions’ combined Long Beach U.S. Coin, Currency and World Coin events, Sept. 10-13.

The successful trio of auctions further heartened erudite collectors as the world reflects on a year ago as financial markets buckled. U.S. Coins saw solid results with a total of more than ...

Full Article: Heritage Long Beach Coin and Currency Auctions Top $18.4 Million - CoinLink

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A gold 4,000-reis coin from Brazil sold for $40,000 in Ponterio & Associates 2,400-lot auction of world coins at the Chicago International Coin Fair.

Sale catalogers said the Brazilian 4,000 reis, an 1832-R, Standard Catalog of World Coins No. KM-386.1, had a mintage of 610 pieces. They graded this one extremely fine.

Entire article: Gold 4,000 Reis Tops Ponterio Sale - NumisMaster

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