CNG 112, Lot: 768. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1205. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. AV 8 Escudos (37mm, 26.93 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1799 Mo FM. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. BW 33.15; Calicó 1152; KM 159; Friedberg 43. Toned. VF.

From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection, purchased from S.L. Smith, December 1994.