Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC MS 61 / La Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's (1993). Cal-742; KM-2. Slightly muted luster but satin-smooth surfaces, slightly off-center reverse with weak center as usual, 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 #371.
($2000-3000)