Auction Name: 2026 February 23 Spotlight: Shipwreck & Treasure featuring Selections from The Salvager Collection World Coins Showcase Auction

Lot Number: 23062

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/61598*23062

Ferdinand VI gold "La Luz" 8 Escudos 1751 So-J MS60 NGC, Santiago mint, KM3, Cal-824. Salvaged from the "Nuestra Señora de la Luz" (sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay).
A wholly original piece retaining earthen crevices from the centuries aboard the wrecked ship, this is certainly a good survivor from the majority of cleaned pieces that come to market.

Ex. Sotheby's "El Tesoro Uruguayo del Rio de La Plata" auction (March 1993, Lot 273); with tag

In 1752, the Spanish ship"Nuestra Señora de La Luz" was headed to Cádiz from Buenos Aires carrying gold bars and coinage. While anchored, it was blown by a storm onto rocks. claiming most lives abord. Most of the treasure was contemporaneously salvaged, with the power hold only re-discovered in 1992, when several Santiago 8 Escudos in exceptional condition were recovered.

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