1771 8 Escudos

Hi! 

Does anyone have material on this coin? - N#123994

I am unable to find anything about it online except on numista and there isnt a lot about it on the site. Its the only composition of its type I have seen on the side (Gold plated Platinum) and I wanted to know more. 

Thanks. 

Platinum was used to forge silver (then more valuable then platinum) and gold coins and confiscated platinum was thrown into the sea.

So maybe this is a contemporary counterfeit. You'll have to look up the reference mentioned where this page most likely comes from.

I can find nothing specifically on the dated 1771 P R claim of gold plated platinum anywhere else.  There is a reference of a dated 1771 N R VJ as KM#41 and listed as gold. There is a reference to a dated 1771 P N J  listed as KM#38.2 and listed as gold. The 1776 P SF and 1778 P SF on the Numista page you referenced are listed as KM#50.2 and lists it's composition as  gold as well.   Possibly confusion or a typo with the 1771 P R   Numista  page reference and this coin simply does not exist ? There is not even a photo of the alleged coin.

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/colombia-8-escudos-km-50.2-1772-1789-8-cuid-1037301-duid-1277215

Edit. Same topic about “gold plated platinum coin” claims.

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=227263

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