358, Lot: 509. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos III. King of Spain, 1759-1788. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 26.94 g, 12h). Columnario type. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint; Manuel Assorin, assayer. Dated 1762 Mo MM. Crowned coat-of-arms; •/M/M/* to left, */8/* (mark of value) to right / Crowned western and eastern hemispheres; to right and left, crowned composite columns with encircling banner inscribed PLUS VLTR(A); all set on ground rising out of ocean waves; *Mo* 1762 *Mo* below. BW 28.4; Grove 1216; ME 11906; Gilboy M-8-40; KM 105. VF, toned, light marks and scratches, graffito “X” on the reverse.