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Auction 55  17 Feb 2021
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Lot 463

Estimate: 300 GBP
Price realized: 240 GBP
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World Coins and Tokens, Spain, Isabella II, 100 reales, 1856, Madrid mint, a contemporary forgery of the gold coin but struck in platinum, bust l., rev. crowned arms (cf. Cal. 21), deep test cut at 2 o'clock (with acid stain), scuffed and scratched, fine but rare
At this time platinum was cheaper than gold.
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