CNG 99, Lot: 1073. Estimate $500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Guerra de Independencia. Suprema Junta de América. Fernando VII. Prisoniero, 1808-1813. AR Cast 8 Reales (37mm, , 12h). Insurgent Coinage. Tlalpujahua in Michoacán mint. Dated 1811. FERDIN • VII • DEI • GRATIA • 1811 •, caracara (native falcon) with spread wings standing facing on nopal cactus growing from a three-arched bridge / + PROUICIONAL • POR • LA • SUPREMA • JUNTA • DE • AMERICA, vertical hand holding a bow and arrow; below, a crossed halberd with quiver and arrows; below that, a sling. BW 153.1 (incorrectly labeled as struck); Grove 2185; Elizondo 91; ME 15850; KM 206. In NGC encapsulation VF 35, toned. Rare denomination.