CNG 100, Lot: 579. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRAZIL, Colonial. João V o Magnânimo (the Magnanimous). King of Portugal, 1706-1750. AV 12800 Réis (37mm, 28.53 g, 12h). Minas Gerais mint. Dated 1732 M. IOHANNES . V . D . G . PORT . ET . ALG . REX ., laureate head right; • M •/• 1732 • in two lines below / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield within ornate frame. KM 139; Friedberg 55. EF, small edge bruise and light adjustment marks on reverse.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1983.