Brazil
João V 1000 Reis 1727-M AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Vila Rica mint, KM113, Russo-235. Rather attractive for the assigned grade with limited actual wear on the higher points, strong subjacent luster and cleaning evidence mostly apparent on the date side defining the designation. The second rarest date of this very elusive type, altogether absent in the Eliasberg collection and represented by a damaged coin in the Norweb group, thus eminently collectible in this highly detailed preservation despite the noted defects: the cataloguer notes that only two examples of this entire type are currently listed in NGC's census, the finer being an XF45 coin.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD