^Lot 861 Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC MS 61 / La Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby'

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. NGC #5961243-010 (Shipwreck Blue Label). 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.