Dangerous counterfeit unless you know what the genuine coin looks like.
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The Saudi 4P is one of my favorite coins. At one time they were illegal to own and traded "under-the-table." I consider them to be a U.S. Mint issue but I'm in the minority. 
The first fake of these coins I encountered was in 1972. This is not from that era. While the weight of 31.9 is perfect and the coin looks genuine at first glance, microscopically, I consider it to be somewhat crude.
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I'd like to have one of these someday but would never even consider buying one raw today unless it was from someone that I knew would back it up.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Do you have a picture of an actual coin? I've never seen one of these.
Actually saw one of these last week in Long Beach.
Clearly a US Mint product.....says so right on the piece
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No, Look on the internet. Saudi Arabia ARAMCO 4P. There is a thread about these on CU as the long held reason they were produced is disputed.
I assume the above pics are one real and one fake but which is which?
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I like these, and hope to own one some day. Thanks for the info!
Here is one from a past Heritage auction.....1100$ in 2009.......
https://coins.ha.com/itm/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-aramco-gold-4-pounds-1945-/a/3005-22558.s
@ms70 said: "I assume the above pics are one real and one fake but which is which?"
That is correct. Why not take a guess and tell us why you made the choices.
The 2nd one in all the pics is the real one. More detail and struck up much better.
bob
PS: have never seen one
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I believe the fakes were spotted as early as 1959. I have heard them attributed to Ford, although I can't say whether that's true.
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