Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1953. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO. Colonial. Carlos IV, King of Spain. 1788-1808. AV 8 Escudos (27.00 g, 12h). Mexico City mint; Francisco Arance Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez, assayers. Dated 1795. CAROL • IIII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, draped and cuirassed bust right; •1795• below / • AUSPICE • DEO IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned coat-of-arms within Order of the Golden Fleece; •Mo• •FM• below. ME 13663; Calicó & Trigo 44; KM 159. VF. ($500)