From the Eliasberg Collection

Triton XXI, Lot: 1123. Estimate $7500. Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO, Colonial. Felipe V. King of Spain, second reign, 1724-1746. AV 8 Escudos (35mm, 27.04 g, 12h). Milled coinage. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1739 Mo MF. Armored and draped bust right / Crowned and collared coat-of-arms. BW 33.1; Calicó 566; KM 148; Friedberg 8. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62.

Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 18 April 2005), lot 3101, acquired in 1942 from John H. Clapp Estate.