SPAIN. Gilt Platinum Contemporary Counterfeit 4 Escudos, "1868". Imitating Madrid Mint. Isabel II. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED. cf. Fr-337; cf. KM-631.1. These counterfeit issues were struck in platinum, which was cheaper than gold at the time and is of a similar density, and gold-plated. The present example has retained essentially all of its plating.
