Ponterio & Associates conducted a 2,400-lot auction of world coins April 25-26 in conjunction with the Chicago International Coin Fair. Total realized by the sale was $1,397,253.40.

Top price reported by the firm was $40,000 bid for a gold Brazil 1832-R 4,000 reis, Standard Catalog of World Coins No. KM-386.1. Sale catalogers said this issue had a mintage of 610 pieces. They graded this one extremely fine.

A highlight of the roughly 550-lot Mexican coin section was a Revolution Guerrero Suriana two pesos of 1915 with reeded edge, KM-665, graded very fine, that brought $17,000. A 1741-MF eight escudos, KM-148, described as uncirculated, hit $15,500.

World gold, about 325 lots offered, also included a Brazil 1828-B 6,400 reis, KM-370.2, which catalogers said had a mintage of 423 pieces. They graded it extremely fine and it sold for $13,000.

Among more than 800 lots of world crowns and minors, a Belgium 1946 five francs, KM-130, with Dutch obverse legend DER BELGEN, EF, went for $5,000. A German 1925-E 50 pfennigs, KM-41, called almost uncirculated, sold for $2,500. Read Full Numismatic News Article