Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC MS 60 PL / La Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's (1993), Plate Coin. Cal-742; KM-2. Brightly lustrous (per the PL designation) with typical light marks, slightly off-center reverse with minor weakness in center, much 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 #368, plated in catalog.
($2000-3000)