Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 1199. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAUDI ARABIA. Bullion Issue struck by the US Mint. AV 4 Pounds (31.94 gm). Undated; struck 1945-1946. US MINT PHILADELPHIA USA, American eagle / Statement of weight and fineness in frame. Friedberg 190; KM 34. EF. ($400)

From the Charles E. Weber Collection.

Struck at the Philadelphia Mint to the standards of the English sovereign, these bullion pieces were used as payment for Arabian oil deliveries after World War II.