Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1954. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEXICO. Colonial. Carlos IV, King of Spain. 1788-1808. AV 8 Escudos (26.96 g, 12h). Mexico City mint; Tomas Butron Miranda and Henrique Buenaventura Azorin, assayers. Dated 1806. CAROL• IIII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R •, draped and cuirassed bust right; •1806• below / • AUSPICE • DEO IN • UTROQ • FELIX •, crowned coat-of-arms within Order of the Golden Fleece; •Mo• •TH• below. ME 13759; Calicó & Trigo 56; KM 159; Friedberg 43. VF. ($500)