Heritage World Coin Auctions
Dallas Signature Sale 3093 28-29 Oct 2021
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Peru
Ferdinand VI gold Cob 4 Escudos 1750 L-R MS64 NGC, Lima mint, KM-A47, Cal-690, Cay-10797, Oro Macuquino-118. 13.45gm. A challenging and highly sought-after gold Cob date from the middle of Ferdinand's reign, notably missing from the Norweb, Ortiz, and Eliasberg collections, and not present in SBV's Auction 20 of the Sellschopp Collection. Presently bested by only a single MS65 at NGC, with no pieces ranking as fine or finer at PCGS. Despite a clear matting to the luster (likely the result of a long period spent in saltwater), few incidences of handling are visible anywhere over the surfaces. We would note that this coin was reportedly from the Uruguayan Treasure of the Rio de la Plata (the La Luz shipwreck), though it was not in Sotheby's March 1993 catalog of the cargo of that wreck.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/peru/ferdinand-vi-gold-cob-4-escudos-1750-l-r-ms64-ngc-/p/3093-66023.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
Ferdinand VI gold Cob 4 Escudos 1750 L-R MS64 NGC, Lima mint, KM-A47, Cal-690, Cay-10797, Oro Macuquino-118. 13.45gm. A challenging and highly sought-after gold Cob date from the middle of Ferdinand's reign, notably missing from the Norweb, Ortiz, and Eliasberg collections, and not present in SBV's Auction 20 of the Sellschopp Collection. Presently bested by only a single MS65 at NGC, with no pieces ranking as fine or finer at PCGS. Despite a clear matting to the luster (likely the result of a long period spent in saltwater), few incidences of handling are visible anywhere over the surfaces. We would note that this coin was reportedly from the Uruguayan Treasure of the Rio de la Plata (the La Luz shipwreck), though it was not in Sotheby's March 1993 catalog of the cargo of that wreck.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/peru/ferdinand-vi-gold-cob-4-escudos-1750-l-r-ms64-ngc-/p/3093-66023.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3093-10282021
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD