(1947) £1 KM-35 MS62 认证号26081237, PCGS号557991

Two of the more interesting "coins" in this set are the one-pound and four-pound gold discs created to support economic stimulus efforts in Saudi Arabia in the late 1940s. As originally negotiated by the US State Department with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudis would be allowed to buy gold from the United States with dollars the kingdom had accumulated at just over the US official gold price of $35/oz. The Kingdom could then re-sell the gold on the open market at the international price of roughly $48/oz. The original idea of supplying the gold in hand-poured gold bars to exact specifications proved challenging, and the US Treasury Department suggested gold discs instead for future deliveries. The discs were designed and engraved by John Sinnock, Chief Engraver of the US Mint from 1925-47, who is better known today for his designs for the Roosevelt dime and Franklin half dollar. Mint: Philadelphia. Mintage: 121,364.