Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1498. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRAZIL. John V of Portugal. 1706-1750. AV 20,000 Reis (53.16 gm, 6h). Minas Gerais mint. Dated 1724. IOANNES•V•D•G•PORT•ET•ALG•REX, (trefoil)20000(trefoil) down left field, (trefoil)`````(trefoil) down right field, laureate edge, crowned coat-of-arms of Portugal / `IN`HOC`SIGNO`VINCES` (trefoil)1724(trefoil), cross potent; M in each quarter. Gomes 38.01; Friedberg 33; KM 117. Good VF, lightly polished, mount removed. Key date. ($3000)