CNG 99, Lot: 1053. Estimate $750. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Fernando VI. King of Spain, 1746-1759. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 27.34 g, 12h). Columnario type. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint; Manuel Assorin, assayer. Dated 1759 Mo M. * FERDND · VI · D · G · HISPAN · ET · IND · REX, crowned coat-of-arms; */M/M/* to left, */8/* (mark of value) to right / VLTRAQUE VNUM, crowned western and eastern hemispheres; to right and left, crowned composite column with encircling banner inscribed PLUS VLT(RA); all set on ground rising out of ocean waves; *Mo* 1759 *Mo* below. BW 28.3; Grove 1093; ME 10637; Gilboy M-8-35; KM 104.2. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Toned.