Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1856. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BRAZIL, Colonial. Maria I, Queen of Portugal. 1786-1816. AV 6400 Reis (14.30 g, 12h). Rio de Janeiro mint. Dated 1803. MARIA • I • D • G • PORT • ET • ALG • REGINA •, draped bust right; 1803•R below / Crowned coat-of-arms. Leaved edge. Gomes 25.15; KM 226.1; Friedberg 87. EF, bag marks. ($500)

From the John F. Sullivan Collection.