CNG 99, Lot: 1085. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Primera República. 1823-1863. AR 8 Reales (38mm. 6h). Oaxaca mint, new branch; Francisco de la Rosa, assayer. Dated 1862 O FR. REPUBLICA MEXICANA, eagle standing facing on cactus, wings spread, grasping snake in beak and right talon; all atop laurel and oak wreath / (star) 8R.O.1862.F.R.10D^s.20 G^s., liberty cap inscribed Libertad; glory of rays in background. Dunigan & Parker OA07, normal date; BW 206.12; Grove 3982; Elizondo 721; KM 377.11. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63.