^Lot 1278 PERU, Lima, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1759 JM, ligature on assayer, no dot above mintmark, rare

PERU, Lima, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1759 JM, ligature on assayer, no dot above mintmark, rare, PCGS AU details / cleaned. Yonaka-L2.59b; Cal-277; KM-53. Choice strike with sharp details and full rims, steel-gray toning over muted luster, faint hairlines on field (could easily pass for AU58), rare date, this variety rated R2 in Yonaka (not noted by PCGS).
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