Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1973. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILIPPINES. Isabella II of Spain. 1833-1868. Countermark on AR 8 Reales (26.85 gm). 1834-1837 countermarking. Republic of Mexico 8 Reales, 1831 MR Chihuahua mint (KM 377.2), countermarked with crowned Y•II•. KM 129 (Philippines). Coin and countermark VF. ($500)

The host coin, the 1831 8 reales, is one of the rarest dates in the Chihuahua mint series.