CNG 99, Lot: 1072. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Guerra de Independencia. Congreso Nacional. Fernando VII. Prisoniero, 1808-1813. AR Half Real (21mm, , 12h). Insurgent Coinage. Tlalpujahua in Michoacán mint. Dated 1812. [VICE • FERD • V]II • DEI • GRATIA • ET • 1812 •, caracara (native falcon) with spread wings standing facing on nopal cactus growing from a three-arched bridge / + S • P [• CO]N[G •] NAT • IND • GUV • T • S • M •, vertical hand holding a bow and arrow; below, a crossed halberd with quiver and arrows; below that, a sling. BW 84.2; Grove 2191; ME 15082; KM 210. In NGC encapsulation VF 35, toned.