Seville, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1749 PJ, rare, NGC AU 50, finest known in NGC census, ex-Caballero. Cal-688; KM-376.2. Rich gold color with luster and light toning in legends, light wear on high-relief bust (with mark at eye) but overall rather nice for the designated grade, a rare and desirable one-year type (the only Seville 2E struck under Ferdinand VI) represented by just two entries in the current NGC census (the other XF 45). NGC #6444729-001. Pedigreed to the Caballero de las Yndias Collection (Aureo & Calico auction of April 2009, lot 2073).
($3000-4500)