Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC MS 61 PL / La Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's (1993), Plate Coin. Cal-742; KM-2. Brightly lustrous (per the PL designation), strong strike with just the bottom of the crown weak, traces of encrustation in crevices, desirable original auction pedigree. Pedigreed to the Luz (1752) and to the Sotheby's (New York) "Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate" auction of March 1993, with original lot-tag #375, plated in catalog.
($2000-3000)