The Lissner Collection, Lot: 1879. Estimate $1500. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Carlos IV. King of Spain, 1788-1808. AR 8 Reales (39mm, 26.98 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Francesco Arance y Cobos and Mariano Rodriguez, assayers. Dated 1790 Mo FM. KM 108. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63 WINGS APPROVED. Gem toned prooflike fully lustrous and fantastic strike. Incredible light multicolored iridescence. Fully frosted bust. One of the finest Mexican 8 reales we have ever seen. Another transitional type with portrait of Carlos III in the name of Carlos IV.