Saudi Arabia Four Pounds Gold undated (1945-1946) Obverse American eagle with wings spread U.S. MINT PHILADELPHIA U.S.A, Reverse: Three lined inscription : GROSS WEIGHT - 493.1 GRAINS / NET WEIGHT - 452.008333 GR. / FINENESS 916 2/3, GVF with some surface marks and an edge nick. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a concession payment for oil to the Saudi government. Of the 91,000 minted, most examples were melted
SpanishAmerican Two Reales , Countermarked W.LEVIS in a curved ribbon, GVF and bold, on a Fair host coin. Brunk L-313, Rulau HT-905. The ribbon-type prepared punch. Very Rare with about a dozen of this countermark are believed to exist on Spanish American Two Reales pieces. William Levis was a Philadelphia silversmith most active in the Hard Times era until his death in 1849. We note an example of this type was sold in the Donald G.Patrick collection of Merchant Counterstamps in January 2021 which realised $432, this coin has a superior and more bold countermark, an important coin.
USA Gold Dollar 1854 large Size, Narrow Head, Thin Obverse letters, Breen 6034, VF on a wavy flan, obverse scratches and little milling remaining suggest possibly once in jewellery, a scarce and short-lived issue, with production problems leading to poor strikes and rapid wear leading to most examples being returned to Philadelphia for recoinage. In 1988 It was estimated that fewer than 0.9% of all mintages 1854-1856 survive. (See Breen page 479)
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